Trichogramma biological control agent
Trichogramma are minute (< 1 mm) parasitic wasps. The female lays its eggs in the eggs of the pests, destroying them and preventing the emergence of caterpillars.
Benefits of Trichogramma :
- ✅Efficiency: Maximum prevention of damage: pests do not emerge from parasitised eggs.
- ✅Yield: Improved production yield.
- ✅Labour-saving: In tomatoes: no need for manual sorting of vines.
- ✅Convenient: Patented biodegradable card distributors to be hung from plants.
- ✅Flexible: Bespoke doses suitable for all surface areas from 2500 m².
- ✅Natural: 100% natural with zero residues.
- ✅Resistance: Provides a tool for resistance management.
- ✅IPM: Easy to adopt in an IPM strategy.
- ✅Quality: High-quality product based on more than 25 years of expertise.
How it works
The larvae of the Trichogramma hatch inside the eggs of the pest and consume the egg before it can develop into the caterpillar. Adult Trichogramma will also kill host eggs by feeding on them; the host egg is stung and the female feeds on drops of liquid appearing at the site of the sting. The host egg dies leaving no evidence of parasitism.
Main uses
Tuta absoluta, Duponchelia spp., Chrysodeixis spp., Heliothis spp.
How it works
The larvae of the Trichogramma will hatch inside the eggs of the pest and consume the egg before it can develop into the caterpillar which causes crop damage. Meanwhile, adult Trichogramma will also kill host eggs by feeding on them; the host egg is stung and the female feeds on drops of liquid appearing at the site of the sting. The host egg dies leaving no evidence of parasitism.
