-a tiny wasp that lays it’s eggs on the eggs of other insects, feeding

the contents while growing inside and eventually killing the pest at this
stage.
 Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Insecta
• Order: Hymenoptera
• Family: Trichogrammatidae
• Genus: Trichogramma
1. A survey on the insects pests eggs should made in field.
2. The period for maturing of the trichogramma should be considered and corresponds
with the eggs stage of insect pest.
3. Release of trichogramma to cover the field area should be above the wind direction.
4. The appropriate number of trichogramma for releases is 140/hectare.
5. Releasing of trichogramma is either early morning or late in afternoon.
6. The container used to place trichogramma eggs should be capable of protecting the
eggs from being destroyed by other insects and providing shelter from rain.
1. Female adult trichogramma that have undergone mating will have bigger
stomach area compared to male trichogramma.
2. It also used its antennae to come in contact with eggs of insects pests not
over 1-2 days old.
3. Three days after the eggs of corn borer are infested, it would turn dark.
4. After five days have passed the adult trichogramma would emerged out the
infested egg.
1. Trichogramma adults will emerge from the eggs on the trichocards and
look for corn borer eggs masses where they will lay eggs
2. The developing larva of trichogramma will feed on the corn borer for it’s
growth
3. Corn borer eggs masses turn black on four to fve days time an indicator
that the pest has been killed and eaten by the growing trichogramma
4. after 3 more days new trichogramma adult will come out from parasitized
corn borer eggs masses and will look for the corn eggmasses to parasitized
TRICHOGRAMMA CROP PEST ADVANTAGES
SPECIES
Trichogramma Corn Corn borer  Safe to rain, animals
evanescens and other organisms
Trichogramma Rice Stem borer  Effective
japonicum  Costless
 Environment friendly
Sugarcane  Easy to apply
Legumes Pod borer
Tomato Fruit borer
Trichogramma chilonis Eggplant Moths
Cabbage
Pechay
I. Production of Alternate Host
 Storage cereallela
 Cocyra cephalonica
II. Production Trichogramma
Number of Releases- Two(2)
 70 Trichocards/release/hectare
 Timing of Release
- 1st release starts at 30-35 days after planting (DAP)
- 2nd release – 1 week after the first release