Examines our current understanding of the population dynamics of the interactions between insect parasitoids and their hosts. Parasitoids are amongst the most abundant of all animals, and make up about 10% or more of metazoan species. Almost no insect species escapes their attack.
'A superb summary of long-term theoretical research into a well defined interaction among species that a bound in all terrestrial ecosystems and that have enormous practical significance in agriculture and forestry.' Trends in Evolution