寄き生せい蜂ばち

noun

parasitoid wasp; parasitic wasp; parasitic bee

Refers to insects, primarily wasps, whose larvae develop on or within a host arthropod, eventually killing it. The term covers both parasitoid and parasitic species, though in strict biological usage 'parasitoid' is more accurate. The gloss 'parasitic bee' is less common and may refer to cuckoo bees or similar insects.

• 寄き生せい蜂ばちは害がい虫ちゅうの天てん敵てきとして農のう業ぎょうで利り用ようされている。

  Parasitoid wasps are used in agriculture as natural enemies of pests.

• この寄き生せい蜂ばちはアブラムシに卵たまごを産うみ付つける。

  This parasitic wasp lays its eggs inside aphids.