Parasitoid Wasp
Trichogramma evanescens
Trichogramma evanescens is a minute parasitoid wasp found in fields, gardens, and orchards where moth and butterfly eggs are present. Adults search leaf surfaces and plant stems for host eggs, feeding mainly on nectar, honeydew, and tiny nutrient sources while females lay eggs inside other insects' eggs. Its larvae develop hidden within the host egg, making it an important natural enemy of crop pests. A single adult is so small that it may be shorter than the width of a pencil line.
- Type
- Stealth
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- ?
- Parasitoid Wasp