Trichogramma evanescens

Trichogramma evanescens is a parasitic wasp of Lepidoptera eggs. In the Philippines, this parasitoid has been used to eradicate the Asian Corn Borer, a pest of maize in East Asia. Some companies sell this insect in the pupal stage to be deposited in fields that have Lepidoptera pests.[1]

Trichogramma evanescens
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T. evanscens
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Trichogramma evanescens
Westwood, 1833

References

  1. De Liñán, Carlos (2010). Vademecum de productos fitosanitarios y nutricionales (in Spanish). pp. 146–147.


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