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NCBI Web Resources:
Global Query.
Query all NCBI Entrez databases in one step.
BLAST.
Compare your sequence to different wasp specific sequences.
Entrez Gene.
Focal point for genes and associated information.
Genome Project. Complete and in-progress large-scale sequencing, assembly, annotation and mapping projects.
Map Viewer. Interactive viewer for genome maps, sequence, and genes.
PopSet. Population study datasets.
PubMed Central. Digital archive of full text and content from life sciences journals.
Taxonomy. Taxonomy Browser hosts summaries of sequence resources and external links through NCBI's LinkOut.
Trace Archive. Collection of raw sequence traces from various sequencing projects for N. vitripennis, N. giraulti, and N. longicornis.
Insects in Map Viewer:
Acyrthosiphon pisum
Anopheles gambiae
Apis mellifera
Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila pseudoobscura
Nasonia vitripennis
Tribolium castaneum
FTP Sites:
Genomes
Map Viewer
RefSeq
WGS (AAZX)
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Welcome to the Wasp Genome Resources guide. The Nasonia vitripennis (parasitoid jewel wasp) genome was sequenced and assembled by the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine with funding from the National Human Genome Research Institute. This page offers a gateway to wasp resources at and beyond NCBI. We welcome your suggestions.
Photo © Rudolf Abraham, Universal Chalcidoidea Database
The parasitic hymenopteran Nasonia vitripennis is the genetic model for parasitoids, which control pest populations by laying their eggs on and killing other arthropods. Parasitoid wasps have interesting and diverse biological characteristics that make them excellent for basic studies in genetics, ecology, behavior, development, and evolution.
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Latest Updates...
Upcoming Meetings:
2nd Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium. April 10-13, 2008, Kansas City, Missouri
Nasonia 2008. June 2-3, 2008, University of Edinburgh, U.K.
Map Viewer Update: NCBI's Map Viewer genome search and display tool can now be used to analyze the jewel wasp genome. Browse individual contigs to view genes and gene models based on Gnomon gene predictions.
Did you know? Two Nasonia linkage maps developed by Rütten et al can be used to link genetic markers and 30 Mbp of contigs to specific chromosomes.
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Genomic Biology 
Announcing the release of the Nasonia vitripennis genome assembly (build 1.1) in Map Viewer at NCBI. Take a moment to BLAST your favorite gene sequence against the genome and explore the maps available for viewing. Learn more about the Gnomon gene prediction program and the resulting models available in Map Viewer.