{
  "id": 17226646,
  "title": "A parasitoid overcomes collective defense by silencing host communication",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/a-parasitoid-overcomes-collective-defense-by-silencing-host",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.29.762709v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gregarious insects communicate to coordinate group responses to danger, such as parasitoid attack. While parasitoids manipulate individual hosts through diverse virulence mechanisms, it remains unknown whether they can directly disrupt communication underlying collective defense. Here, we show that the parasitoid wasp Ephedrus lacertosus uses venom to suppress aphid alarm pheromone release during…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}