Digline biological control agent contains the ectoparasitic wasp, Diglyphus isaea. It specializes in attacking the larval stages of leafminer pests, such as Liriomyza species L. trifolii and L huidobrensis, as well as the chrysanthemum leafminer, Phytomyza syngenesiae.
Key Features
>> Stops leaf damage quickly.
>> Adult Diglyphus paralyzes leafminer larvae with its sting and will host feed on them.
>> Life cycle is faster than leafminer.
Main uses
>> Leafminer
How It Works
>> Diglyphus adults paralyze pests and lay eggs next to paralyzed leafminer larvae, which quickly hatch and begin to feed.
>> Parasitized leafminer larvae move away from the mine and stop feeding, therefore the mine stops growing immediately.
>> The parasitoid pupates inside the leaf mine before hatching and continuing the cycle.
>> Development from egg to adult is 26-27 days at 15°C / 59°F and 10-11 days at 25°C / 77°F.
>> Activity decreases at low light levels.
