Tricho-Peppers

Trichogramma ostriniae to control the European corn borer in peppers





Description


Trichogramma wasps specialize in parasitizing lepidopteran (moth and butterfly) eggs. The adults are tiny, measuring less than 1 mm. After mating, females actively seek lepidopteran eggs and lay their eggs inside. The trichogramma larvae develop and feed on the pest embryo. As they develop, the Trichogramma larvae kill the pest’s egg, solving the problem right at the source. A new generation emerges after 2 weeks.

Tricho-Peppers® use a species of Trichogramma wasps (Trichogramma ostriniae) specifically selected for maximum results in suppressing European corn borer eggs in sweet corn, sweet and hot peppers and hop. In Canada, the use of moth egg parasites is practiced by several producers to control this pest. This method reduces the application of insecticides and % of damaged fruit.

Using Trichogramma wasps in agriculture is safe for humans, animals, plants and the environment. It’s nature at your service!

Availability


For residential and commercial market.


Residential

Commercial

Targeted crops



  • Sweet peppers
  • Hot peppers
  • Hop

Targeted pests



  • European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)

Life cycle


  • Optimal conditions are a temperature between 18 and 30 ° C and a relative humidity between 50 and 80%.
  • A female lays 60 eggs over a period of several days.
  • The emergence of Trichogramma is achieved after 2-4 days depending on the room temperature.
  • The eggs parasitized by Trichogramma blacken after 4-6 days. New adults emerge after 3-6 days depending on the room temperature.

Format



Card

  • 4 000 Trichogramma ostriniae pupae

Introduction rate



Tricho-Peppers (tiny wasps called trichogramma)
Crops Quantity Surface Frequency Duration
Peppers and Hop 1 card of
4 000 T. ostriniae pupae		 100 m2 week 5 weeks
minimum

Product data sheet(s)



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Tricho-Peppers

Additional information



  1.   - Trichogramma pupae spraying and mechanical application of predatory mites (Anatis Bioprotection, 2017)
  2.   - Potential of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) for biological control of European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in solanaceous crops (Journal of Economic Entomology, 2004)
  3.   - European Corn Borer in Sweet Corn and Other Horticultural Crops (OMAFRA, 2017)

Targeted pest


Targeted production




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