HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The ovipositor is a tube-like organ used by some animals, especially insects, for the laying of eggs. In insects, an ovipositor consists of a maximum of three pairs of appendages.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oviposition: Egg-laying. To oviposit means to lay eggs. This is an activity of all the adult female insects mentioned in this database, except females of Ormia because they lay larvae, not eggs. See also larviposition and breeding.

Detailed explanation-3: -In short, oviposition strategies rely on chemical and/or physical cues that facilitate female predators choosing suitable substrates or female parasitoids choosing the host environment and suitable hosts.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ovaries are two oval-shaped organs that lie to the upper right and left of the uterus. They produce, store, and release eggs into the fallopian tubes in the process called ovulation (av-yoo-LAY-shun).

Detailed explanation-5: -The ovipositor is an ultra-thin organ, shaped like a flexible hollow needle, used by parasitic wasps to lay their eggs in trees or live hosts. Inside this delicate organ is a series of tiny blades that join together with a tongue-and-groove mechanism.