Tip Top Bio-Control – Garden Enthusiast Supply

Trichogramma Wasps- (Parasite)

 

Adults
Tiny golden wasp. It takes 8 – 10 days from egg to adult.

Eggs
Laid inside moth eggs. You can tell by the color of the moth egg as it will turn to brown or black when parasitized.

Feeds on
Moth eggs of over 200 species, i.e. codling moth, cabbage worm, tomato horn worm, corn earworm, corn borer, fruit worm, gypsy moth, peach borer, diamond back moth, tomato pinworm, tent caterpillar, etc.

Shipped
As parasitized moth eggs inoculated on cards.

Release Rates
For prevention 7,000 eggs per 4,000 sq. ft. 40,000 to 200,000 per 1 acre on a bi–weekly basis for 3 – 6 times during peak season. Generally 100,000 per acre is sufficient per release. Begin release at the first sign of moths on pheromone traps.