Trichogramma Wasp
Trichogramma spp.
low risk
beneficial_insect
Overview
Microscopic egg-parasitoid wasps. Lay their eggs inside pest insect eggs, preventing hatching. Widely used in commercial biocontrol.
Microscopic, 0.3-0.5mm. Impossible to see without magnification. Typically yellowish.
Prevention Strategies
- •No control needed
Control Methods
- •Purchase and release in crops and gardens for preventive biocontrol
Interesting Facts
- •Used on over 40 million acres of crops globally for biological control
- •Can be purchased as small cards with thousands of parasitized eggs
- •Some species are flightless and must be redistributed by release
- •Not visible to the naked eye but their work can be seen in blackened host eggs