What insect lays eggs in the strangler fig fruit?

The insect that lays eggs in the strangler fig fruit is the fig wasp, particularly species from the family Agaonidae. Female fig wasps enter the fig's syconium, where they lay their eggs and pollinate the flowers inside. The relationship between fig wasps and fig trees is a classic example of mutualism, as the figs provide a habitat and food for the wasps, while the wasps facilitate the fig's reproduction.