Vespa Trichogramma spp. para controle biológico da lagarta-do-cartucho (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Trichogramma spp. wasp for the biological control of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Photo: PESSOA, Marina
These wasps parasite the eggs laid by the armyworm moth before they eclode. Hence they control the pest before it damages the crops. The wasp samples showed efficiency in the control of fall armyworm, which attacks maize and other crops of great economic importance. The parasitoid's method of reproduction has been mastered.
Where to find:
Instituição responsável: Embrapa Milho e Sorgo
Endereço: Rod. MG 424/Km 65 - Sete Lagoas/MG - Brasil
CEP: 35.701-970
Telefone: (031) 3027-1278
E-mail: cnpms.chtt@embrapa.br
Product: Biological control agent Launch year: 1999
Country: Brazil Region: Central-West, Northeast, Southeast State: Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina Biome: Amazon Rainforest, Cerrado, Atlantic Rainforest, Caatinga, Pampa, Pantanal
Responsible Unit: Embrapa Maize & Sorghum