Draft:Trichogramma pretiosum

Trichogramma pretiosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Trichogrammatidae
Genus: Trichogramma
Species:
T. pretiosum
Binomial name
Trichogramma pretiosum
Riley, 1879

Trichogramma pretiosum is a species of tiny parasitoid wasp in the family Trichogrammatidae. It is an egg parasitoid of several moth species and is widely studied and used in biological pest control, especially against lepidopteran crop pests.[1][2]

Distribution

Trichogramma pretiosum is widespread in the Americas and is commonly recorded in agricultural and disturbed habitats.[3]

Biology

Like other species of Trichogramma, T. pretiosum parasitises the eggs of other insects, mainly moths. The female wasp lays its eggs inside the host egg. The developing parasitoid consumes the host embryo, preventing the pest insect from hatching.

Trichogramma wasps are very small and are commonly used in augmentative biological control programmes because they attack pest insects before crop-damaging larvae emerge.[4]

Use in biological control

Trichogramma pretiosum has been studied for the control of several crop pests, including the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, and caterpillars affecting maize, cotton, soybean and vegetable crops.[5]

In organic and integrated pest management systems, releases of T. pretiosum may reduce pest pressure by parasitising eggs before larvae cause feeding damage. Its effectiveness can depend on release timing, crop structure, pest density, climate and the target pest species.[6]

Genome

The genome of T. pretiosum has been sequenced. A 2018 comparative genomics study reported a genome size of about 195 megabases and examined genetic features associated with miniaturisation and parasitoid biology in Trichogramma wasps.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Trichogramma pretiosum Riley, 1879". GBIF. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Trichogramma pretiosum". EPPO Global Database. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  3. ^ "Trichogramma pretiosum Riley, 1879". GBIF. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Trichogramma parasitoids". University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  5. ^ Figueiredo, Maria de Lourdes Corrêa; Cruz, Ivan; Silva, Renato Borges; Foster, John E. (2015). "Biological control with Trichogramma pretiosum increases organic maize productivity by 19.4%". Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 35 (3): 1175–1183. Bibcode:2015AgSD...35.1175D. doi:10.1007/s13593-015-0312-3.
  6. ^ Bueno, Regiane Cristina Oliveira de Freitas; Parra, José Roberto Postali; Bueno, Adeney de Freitas (2012). "Trichogramma pretiosum parasitism and dispersal capacity: a basis for developing biological control programmes for soybean caterpillars". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 102 (1): 1–8. doi:10.1017/S0007485311000289. PMID 21672293.
  7. ^ Lindsey, Andrew R. I.; Kelkar, Yashodhan D.; Wu, Xiaoyun; Sun, Donghui; Martinson, Ellen O.; Yan, Zhiqiang; Rugman-Jones, Paul F.; Hughes, David S. T.; Murali, Shwetha C.; Qu, Jiaxin; Richards, Stephen; Strand, Michael R.; Robertson, Hugh M.; Munoz-Torres, Monica C.; Werren, John H.; Heraty, John M.; Stouthamer, Richard (2018). "Comparative genomics of the miniature wasp and pest control agent Trichogramma pretiosum". BMC Biology. 16 (1) 54. doi:10.1186/s12915-018-0520-9. PMC 5952424. PMID 29776407.


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