Abstract
Parasitoid venom alters the lipid composition and development of microorganisms on the wax moth cuticle – V. Y. Kryukov, E. I. Chernyak, N. Kryukova, M. Tyurin, A. Krivopalov, O. Yaroslavtseva, I. Senderskiy, O. Polenogova, E. Zhirakovskaia, V. V. Glupov & S. V. Morozov (https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13219). Parasitoid venom alters the lipid composition and development of microorganisms on the wax moth cuticle – V. Y. Kryukov, E. I. Chernyak, N. Kryukova, M. Tyurin, A. Krivopalov, O. Yaroslavtseva, I. Senderskiy, O. Polenogova, E. Zhirakovskaia, V. V. Glupov & S. V. Morozov (https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13219) Parasitoids are in a continuous arms race with their host for survival. This battle has led to numerous evolutionary innovations, including the recruitment of additional parties, such as the host microbiome. Kryukov and colleagues demonstrate that parasitization by Habrobracon brevicornis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) leads to differences in the microbial composition of larvae of the wax moth, Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). They envision that the parasitoid's venom alters the lipid composition of the host larval cuticle, which increases its susceptibility to infection, thereby putting an extra challenge on the host immune system, which in turn may increase the survival chance of the parasitoid's offspring. This study is an intriguing example of the intricate interactions between parasitoids and their hosts.
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