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Annual Review of Entomology

Volume 63, 2018

Neuroparasitology of Parasite–Insect Associations

Abstract

Insect behavior can be manipulated by parasites, and in many cases, such manipulation involves the central and peripheral nervous system. Neuroparasitology is an emerging branch of biology that deals with parasites that can control the nervous system of their host. The diversity of parasites that can manipulate insect behavior ranges from viruses to macroscopic worms and also includes other insects that have evolved to become parasites (notably, parasitic wasps). It is remarkable that the precise manipulation observed does not require direct entry into the insect brain and can even occur when the parasite is outside the body. We suggest that a spatial view of manipulation provides a holistic approach to examining such interactions. Integration across approaches from natural history to advanced imaging techniques, omics, and experiments will provide new vistas in neuroparasitology. We also suggest that for researchers interested in the proximate mechanisms of insect behaviors, studies of parasites that have evolved to control such behavior is of significant value.

Keyword(s): behavioral manipulation, extended phenotype, host, neurobiology, parasites
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Neuroparasitology of Parasite–Insect Associations
Annual Review of Entomology 63, 471 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043234
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