Hughes, David P.; Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney; Turillazzi, … - In: Behavioral Ecology 15 (2004) 6, pp. 1037-1043
Infection of the paper wasp, Polistes dominulus (Christ), by the strepsipteran parasite Xenos vesparum Rossi results in a dramatic behavioral change, which culminates in colony desertion and the formation of extranidal aggregations, in which up to 98% of occupants are parasitized females....