| These are much larger than the chalcid flies and are called Ichneumon flies. |
| It features unique footage of one of the world's smallest insects, a chalcid wasp known as a fairyfly. |
| The thamid wasps have habits similar to those of the eulophids in that both parasitize scale insects and whiteflies or are hyperparasites of chalcid wasps that parasitize homopterans. |
| The chalcid wasps that develop in fig tree inflorescences have often been used to study alternative reproductive behaviors. |
| Tiny flowers are perfect for attracting delicate beneficials like chalcid wasps and hover flies, whose larvae devour aphids. |
| Such parasites include ichneumon, chalcid, pteromalid, figitid, ensign wasp, and bethylid. |
