Influence of tobacco on the behavior, parasitism and mortality of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) associated with eggs of Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Prediction of the potential distribution area of Spodoptera frugiperda and its parasitic wasp, Trichogramma pretiosum

“…Trichogramma pretiosum has been documented as a dominant natural enemy of S. frugiperda in the Americas (Oliveira et al, 2017;Pezzini et al, 2021). Among all egg-parasitic wasps of S. frugiperda, T. pretiosum can account for up to 82.73% of parasitism, which is 4.5 times higher than the sum of other species of egg-parasitic wasps (Bastos Dequech et al, 2013), suggesting that T. pretiosum has great potential and value for controlling S. frugiperda.…”

“…Parasitic wasps, as important parasitic natural enemies of agricultural pests, have better ecological pest control effects and play a crucial role in green pest control efforts (Pérez‐Sánchez et al, 2018; Da Silva et al, 2022). Trichogramma pretiosum has been documented as a dominant natural enemy of S. frugiperda in the Americas (Oliveira et al, 2017; Pezzini et al, 2021). Among all egg‐parasitic wasps of S. frugiperda , T. pretiosum can account for up to 82.73% of parasitism, which is 4.5 times higher than the sum of other species of egg‐parasitic wasps (Bastos Dequech et al, 2013), suggesting that T. pretiosum has great potential and value for controlling S. frugiperda .…”