Trichogramma wasps

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:application Field release
Greenhouse release
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:color Yellowish to brown
gptkbp:controls gptkb:Rice_stem_borer
gptkb:Codling_moth
gptkb:European_corn_borer
gptkb:Cabbage_looper
gptkb:Tomato_hornworm
Citrus leafminer
Alfalfa caterpillar
Armyworm
Cabbage armyworm
Cabbage butterfly
Cabbage cutworm
Cabbage moth
Cabbage webworm
Cabbage worm
Corn borer
Cotton bollworm
Cutworm
Diamondback moth
Grape berry moth
Leafroller
Oriental fruit moth
Peach twig borer
Pink bollworm
Soybean looper
Sugarcane borer
Tobacco budworm
Tomato fruit borer
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Westwood
gptkbp:describedYear 1833
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance High in integrated pest management
gptkbp:family gptkb:Trichogrammatidae
gptkbp:habitat Gardens
Forests
Agricultural fields
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trichogramma wasps
gptkbp:importantFor Control of lepidopteran pests
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan Short
gptkbp:mainHosts Lepidoptera eggs
Butterfly eggs
Moth eggs
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction Egg parasitoid
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Trichogramma_brassicae
gptkb:Trichogramma_chilonis
gptkb:Trichogramma_pretiosum
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies Over 200
gptkbp:order gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:parasitizes Eggs of other insects
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:range Wide
gptkbp:reproduction Oviposition in host eggs
gptkbp:size Very small
Less than 1 mm
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Trichogramma_evanescens
gptkbp:usedIn Biological pest control
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_meal_moth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7