Trichogramma brassicae

Trichogramma brassicae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 wasps 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] Inundative releases of T. brassicae, recently, can be done by means of drones and integrated control with Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki were demonstrated effective as chemical insecticide treatments and of course without negative environmental side effects.

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. S2CID 82375178.
^ Smith, Sandy M. (1996). "Biological control with Trichogramma: advances, successes, and potential of their use". Annual Review of Entomology. 41: 375–406. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.41.1.375. PMID 15012334.

Burgio G., Maini S., 1995.- Control of European corn borer in sweet corn by Trichogramma brassicae Bezd. (Hym., Trichogrammatidae).- Journal of Applied Entomology, 119 (1): 83–87.
Magagnoli S.,Lanzoni A., Masetti A., Depalo L., Albertini M., Ferrari R., Spadola G., Degola F., Restivo F. M., Burgio G.- 2021 Sustainability of strategies for Ostrinia nubilalis management in Northern Italy: Potential impact on beneficial arthropods and aflatoxin contamination in years with different meteorological conditions, Crop protection, 142, 105529

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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. S2CID 82375178.

[2] Smith, Sandy M. (1996). "Biological control with Trichogramma: advances, successes, and potential of their use". Annual Review of Entomology. 41: 375–406. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.41.1.375. PMID 15012334.

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Trichogramma brassicae

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