Trichogramma brassicae

Trichogramma brassicae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Trichogrammatidae
Genus:	Trichogramma
Species:	T. brassicae
Binomial name
	Trichogramma brassicae; Bezdenko, 1968

Trichogramma brassicae is a species of parasitoid wasp from the Trichogrammatidae family. It mainly parasitizes Lepidopteran hosts in agricultural fields.^[1] They are entomaphagous parasitoids that deposit their own eggs inside the host's eggs, consuming the host egg material and emerging upon full development. They are a common biological control species that have been used commercially since the late 1970s.^[2]

References

^ Cônsoli, Fernando L.; Parra, José R. P.; Zucchi, Roberto A., eds. (2010). "Species Diversity and Host Associations of Trichogramma in Eurasia". Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems with Emphasis on Trichogramma. Springer. p. 241. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9110-0. ISBN 978-1-4020-9109-4.
^ Smith, Sandy M. (1996). "Biological control with Trichogramma: advances, successes, and potential of their use". Annual Review of Entomology. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.41.1.375.

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[1] Cônsoli, Fernando L.; Parra, José R. P.; Zucchi, Roberto A., eds. (2010). "Species Diversity and Host Associations of Trichogramma in Eurasia". Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems with Emphasis on Trichogramma. Springer. p. 241. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9110-0. ISBN 978-1-4020-9109-4.

[2] Smith, Sandy M. (1996). "Biological control with Trichogramma: advances, successes, and potential of their use". Annual Review of Entomology. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.41.1.375.

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