Parasitoid (parasitic) wasps constitute a major class of natural enemies of many insects including Drosophila melanogaster. We will introduce the techniques to propagate these parasites in Drosophila spp. and demonstrate how to analyze their effects on immune tissues of Drosophila larvae.
Small, C., Paddibhatla, I., Rajwani, R., Govind, S. An Introduction to Parasitic Wasps of Drosophila and the Antiparasite Immune Response. J. Vis. Exp. (63), e3347, doi:10.3791/3347 (2012).