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Maintaining collections of invertebrates of agronomic interest on living hosts: a challenge of heritage and specific constraints
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It is necessary to maintain collections of biological resources for fundamental and applied research. The resources implemented to this end can vary depending on the nature of these biological resources that are inert or living. The constraints become even greater if these biological resources require the utilization of living hosts. In the AgroBRC/RARe research infrastructure, this is the case in particular of collections of plant parasitic nematodes, entomopathogenic nematodes, and oophagous parasitoids. Indeed, these organisms are obligatory parasites, meaning that they cannot fulfil their biological cycle in the absence of their living host. This article describes these collections and presents the constraints specific to their management.
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