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    Trichogramma Trichogramma Wasp: by Beatrice Trum Hunter

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    Trichogramma are among the smallest insects, with a wingspan of 1/50th an inch. Despite their small size, they are efficient parasites that destroy the eggs of many moth and butterfly pests. Trichogramma wasps seek out and lay their own eggs in the eggs of over 200 species of moths and butterflies. This allows them to kill the host eggs before the larvae can damage plants. Trichogramma have been successfully used for nearly a century to control agricultural pests, and they are commercially reared and distributed to farmers to release in fields.

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    Trichogramma are among the smallest insects, with a wingspan of 1/50th an inch. Despite their small size, they are efficient parasites that destroy the eggs of many moth and butterfly pests. Trichogramma wasps seek out and lay their own eggs in the eggs of over 200 species of moths and butterflies. This allows them to kill the host eggs before the larvae can damage plants. Trichogramma have been successfully used for nearly a century to control agricultural pests, and they are commercially reared and distributed to farmers to release in fields.

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    Trichogramma are among the smallest insects, with a wingspan of 1/50th an inch. Despite their small size, they are efficient parasites that destroy the eggs of many moth and butterfly pests. Trichogramma wasps seek out and lay their own eggs in the eggs of over 200 species of moths and butterflies. This allows them to kill the host eggs before the larvae can damage plants. Trichogramma have been successfully used for nearly a century to control agricultural pests, and they are commercially reared and distributed to farmers to release in fields.

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    Trichogramma Trichogramma Wasp: by Beatrice Trum Hunter

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    Trichogramma are among the smallest insects, with a wingspan of 1/50th an inch. Despite their small size, they are efficient parasites that destroy the eggs of many moth and butterfly pests. Trichogramma wasps seek out and lay their own eggs in the eggs of over 200 species of moths and butterflies. This allows them to kill the host eggs before the larvae can damage plants. Trichogramma have been successfully used for nearly a century to control agricultural pests, and they are commercially reared and distributed to farmers to release in fields.

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    Trichogramma

    Trichogramma Wasp

    Trichogramma are among the


    smallest of insects, having a
    By Beatrice Trum Hunter
    wingspread of about 1/50th of
    an inch. Despite its size, it is an
    efficient destroyer of eggs of
    There is one parasite wasp, Trichogramma, which needs
    many moth and butterflies
    introduction to many farmers. The adults are among the smallest which are the leaf-eaters in the
    of insects, having a wingspread of about 1150th of an inch.
    larval stage. These parasitic
    Despite its size, it is an efficient destroyer of the eggs of many insects disperse readily in their
    moths and butterflies, which are the leaf-eaters in the larval
    search for over 200 species of
    stage. These wasps disperse readily in their search for eggs to eggs to parasitize. The
    parasitize, and as many as three adults can develop within a
    Trichogramma seeks out eggs,
    single egg of a corn earworm.
    but does not feed on or harm
    vegetation. It is effective tool
    The Trichogramma seeks out eggs, but does not feed on or harm because it kills its host before
    vegetation. It is a particularly effective control agent because it the plant can be damaged.
    kills its host before the plant can be damaged. Under natural
    They can be used in a variety of
    conditions, the Trichogramma often destroys up to 98% of the crops as well as in horticultural
    eggs of a host.
    and ornamental plants.
    Trichogramma are used
    It has taken nearly a century of concerted effort to develop an extensively in a variety of crops
    effective vet economical program based or; the artificial
    including cotton, corn,
    liberation of these tiny but beneficial parasites. The methods
    tomatoes, avocados, walnuts,
    developed of the mass production of egg parasites represents an pecans, apples, alfalfa, etc. The
    outstanding contribution to techniques in biological control. The cost is so low that it is feasible
    early work was done by Dr. Stanley Flanders at the University to purchase them for massive
    of California. Today this parasitic material has been developed releases.
    to the point of practical application for farmers. Trichogramma
    are reared at a private insectary and are shipped in host eggs
    Life cycle of Trichogramma
    which may be obtained through the mail. The cost is so low that Minimum order of 5 squares =
    it is feasible for gardeners and farmers to purchase them for
    25,000 plus Trichogramma
    massive releases.
    Agricultural requirements vary
    greatly.
    When you are buying Trichogramma, you will receive the larvae We will furnish more
    almost ready to hatch out as adult wasps. All you have to do is information and price quotes
    place open containers in the areas to be controlled.
    upon request.
    Trichogramma emerge from the cards and seek out a variety of
    eggs which they parasitize and thus destroy........ Trichogramma Trichogramma are shipped on
    has achieved eminent success with cotton crops. Checks on
    squares of black paper with
    fields where heavy releases of Trichogramma were made
    about 5,000 plus eggs glued to
    showed from 60 to 95% better control than in adjoining fields one-1 inch square. The
    without releases. Many millions of Trichogramma have been
    Trichogramma are developed
    shipped from Peru to control cotton pests. The success was so inside these eggs and should
    From: Gardening Without Poisons
    cpy. 1964-1971

    outstanding that the Peruvian government took steps to outlaw emerge on or near the date
    the use of chemical insecticides on cotton. One growers'
    marked on the package. It is
    association, having spent nearly two million dollars on
    best to release them as you see
    insecticides during the 1955-56 season, used parasites
    them emerging. Place them in
    exclusively during the following season at a small fraction of the the crotch of trees, or inside the
    sum previously spent for chemical control.
    leaves of the plant. Releases
    should begin early when moths
    are first present and on a weekly
    The following are some of the well known pests of economic
    basis thereafter.
    importance parasitized by
    Trichogramma:
    Armyworm
    Fall armyworm
    Bagworm
    Cotton bollworm
    European corn borer
    Peach borer
    Squash borer
    Tobacco false budworm
    Imported cabbageworm
    Cankerworm
    Fall cankerworm
    Alfalfa caterpillar
    Eastern tent caterpillar
    Cutworm
    Corn earworm
    Tomato fruitworm
    Grassworm
    Tobacco hornworm
    Tomato hornworm
    Inchworm
    Lasiocampidae
    Beanleaf roller
    Conon leafworm
    Cabbage looper
    Angoumis grain moth
    Overflow worm
    Brown-tail worm
    Carpenter moth
    Codling moth
    Daggermoth
    Gypsy moth
    Hummingbird moth
    10 moth
    Luna moth
    Oriental fruit moth

    Polyphemus
    Promethea moth
    Regal moth
    Rosy maple moth
    Tussock moth
    Wax moth
    Nymphalidae
    Prominents
    Datanas
    Giant silkworm
    Pterophoridae
    Skipper
    Spanworm
    Swallowtail
    Fall webworm
    Alfalfa worm
    California oak worm
    Measuring worm

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