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    Apocephalus borealis is a species of North American parasitoid phorid fly that attacks bumblebees, honey bees, and paper wasps. This parasitoid's genus...
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    wasps after they emerge from the caterpillar's body. The phorid fly Apocephalus borealis oviposits into the abdomen of its hosts, including honey bees, causing...
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  • species in the genus Apocephalus, ant-decapitating flies. Apocephalus absentis Brown, 1993 Apocephalus acanthus Brown, 2000 Apocephalus aculeatus Borgmeier...
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    The larvae had not been there the night before. The larvae were Apocephalus borealis, a parasitoid fly known to prey on bumblebees and wasps. The phorid...
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  • parasitic fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis Zombie fly, a fly, Apocephalus borealis, that lays eggs in honeybees, which then become "zombees" Zombie...
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    aboveground in structures. This species is a host to the zombie fly (Apocephalus borealis). Hatfield, R., et al. 2014. Bombus melanopygus. Archived 2018-08-02...
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  • et al. (2012). "A New Threat to Honey Bees, the Parasitic Phorid Fly Apocephalus borealis". PLOS ONE. 7 (1): e29639. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...729639C. doi:10.1371/journal...
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    the exuvia of pupae. Parasites of adults include phorids. Antennatus apocephalus are observed to parasitise adults. Ellychnia corrusca is active during...
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