Egg parasitic wasp, Trichogramma minutum for caterpillar control

Both Trichogramma minutum and Trichogramma platneri are tiny about 0.5 to 1.5 mm long pale yellow colored wasps that have a wide host range. These wasps can parasitize and kill the eggs of many different species of both butterflies and moths that belong to an insect order called Lepidoptera. Females of these wasps generally lay eggs inside the eggs of moths and butterflies. These was females use their ovipositor to drill through their host eggs to deposit 1 to 3 of their own eggs. Trichogramma eggs hatch into small larvae that immediately starts feeding on the host embryos and kill the developing moth or butterfly larvae/ caterpillars. While feeding on the host embryos, wasp larvae develop through different stages and then emerge as adults and life cycle continues. Facts (show all) - Effective against the following pests Armyworms, Spodoptera spp Cabbage loopers, Trichoplusia ni Codling moth, Cydia pomonella Corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea Cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera Cu