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Figure 3. Bemisia tabaci eye and wing structure as a function of parasitoid instar present within the host whitefly. Prior to the onset of adult development, B. tabaci containing 2nd instar E. formosa have typical immature eye (A) and wing (B) structures. Upon adult development, host eye and wing structures either disintegrate (C and D, respectively) or successfully develop into adult eyes and wings (E and F). br, host brain; e, host eye; ec, detached host eye cells; c, host adult cornea; ps, host eye pigment spot; wb, host wingbud; wc, detached wing epidermal cells; w, adult host wing; p, parasitoid larva. Scale bars = 50 µm
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