In the first episode for 2018, the TWiV team reviews the amazing virology stories of 2017.
TWiV 443: On a leaf, no one can hear you scream
- May 28, 2017
- Tagged as: behavior manipulation, bodyguard, Dinocampus coccinelae, iflavirus, ladybug, parasitoid, puppet master, viral, virology, virus, viruses, Wasp
The TWiVsters reveal the puppet master: an RNA virus injected with wasp eggs that paralyzes the ladybug so that she protects the cocoon until the adult emerges.