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Data from: Niche partitioning and coexistence of parasitoids of the same feeding guild introduced for biological control of an invasive forest pest

The data set is collected to evaluate if two parasitoids (Spathius galinae and Tetrastichus planipennisi), introduced for biocontrol of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, into North America have established niche-partitioning, co-existing populations following their sequential or simultaneous field releases to 12 hard-wood forests located in Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States.

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Data from: Response to selection for parasitism of a sub-optimal, low-preference host in an aphid parasitoid

Data are presented on the response to selection and genetic architecture of parasitism of a sub-optimal, low-preference host species by an aphid parasitoid, Aphelinus rhamni, a candidate for introduction against the soybean aphid, *Aphis glycines*.

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Microplitis demolitor Official Gene Set micdem_OGSv1.0

This dataset presents the *Microplitis demolitor* Official Gene Set (OGS) v1.0. The OGS is an integration of automatic gene predictions from *Microplitis demolitor* genome annotations NCBI-RefSeq's gene set NCBI Microplitis demolitor Annotation Release 101, with manual annotations by the research community, performed via the Apollo manual curation software. Manual annotations were QC'd via the GFF3toolkit and NCBI's table2asn_GFF software, and merged with NCBI Microplitis demolitor Annotation Release 101 via the GFF3toolkit.

Data from: Responses to environmental variability by herbivorous insects and their natural enemies within a bioenergy crop, Miscanthus x giganteus

This dataset consists of field data (arthropods, nematodes and NDVI) collected over the course of 6 field excursions in 2015 and 2016 near TyTy, GA, in a field used for growing Miscanthus x giganteus. It also includes interpolated values of soil measurements collected in 2015 and meteorological data collected on an adjacent farm.

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Data from: Evolution of male courtship behavior among species of parasitoids in the genus Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)

Male courtship behavior among parasitoid species in the genus *Aphelinus* is compared. Logistic regression of species on courtship components of male behavior correctly classified males to species with 95 percent accuracy. Data are presented on parasitoid and host aphid species sampling locations, courtship behavior, and geographical patristic distance.

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Bug Bytes sound library: stored product insect pest sounds

This archive of .wav format sound recordings supports the detection and control of hidden insect infestations.

Data from: Classical biological control and apparent competition: evaluating a waterhyacinth invaded community module

An outdoor mesocosm study in the USA quantified the strengths of direct and indirect interactions between two herbivore Hemiptera congeners that fed on two aquatic plant species while sharing a parasitoid, *Kalopolynema ema* (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae).

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Bio-Control Parasite

A model that simulates host and parasitoid population interactions, parasitism rates, and plant damage is described. BIOCONTROL-PARASITE can simulate many different species of phytophagus insects, parasitoids, and plants because specifics of the insect and plant biology are entered though menus at the beginning of a simulation.

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Divergence in host specificity and genetics among populations of Aphelinus certus

These are data on variation in host specificity and genetics among 16 populations of an aphid parasitoid, *Aphelinus certus*, 15 from Asia and one from North America. Host range was the same for all the parasitoid populations, but levels of parasitism varied among aphid species, suggesting adaptation to locally abundant aphids. Differences in host specificity did not correlate with geographical distances among parasitoid populations, suggesting that local adaption is mosaic rather than clinal, with a spatial scale of less than 50 kilometers. Analysis of reduced representation libraries for each population showed genetic differentiation among them. Differences in host specificity correlated with genetic distances among the parasitoid populations.

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Genes of viral origin in the Microplitis demolitor genome

*Microplitis demolitor* (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a parasitoid used as a biological control agent to control larval-stage Lepidoptera and serves as a model for studying the function and evolution of symbiotic viruses in the genus Bracovirus. Using RNA-Seq data for this species and manual annotation of genes of viral origin, we annotated a high-quality gene set including 171 virus-derived protein-coding genes.