Trichogramma japonicum
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| Trichogramma japonicum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Trichogrammatidae |
| Genus: | Trichogramma |
| Species: | T. japonicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichogramma japonicum Ashmead, 1904 | |
Trichogramma japonicum is a minute wasp parasitoid from the Trichogrammatidae family in the order Hymenoptera. T. japonicum parasitizes the eggs of many pest species, especially Lepidoptera found in many monocultures.[1] They are entomophagous parasitoids that deposit their eggs inside the host species' egg, consuming the host egg material and emerging from the egg once development is complete. T. japonicum can be found naturally in rice ecosystems, but are dispersed commercially to many monocultures as a biological control.[2] The mitochondrial genomes of T. japonicum are significantly rearranged when comparing it to related insects.[3]
Trichogramma japonicum is an egg parasitoid of several insect species, many pests to crops.[4] Sex pheromones are released by females to attract males who are searching for suitable mates.[5] Once the female's eggs have been fertilized, she will search for a host species to lay her eggs in. Each female produces approximately 45 offspring.[2] T. japonicum uses chemical signals produced from herbivore-induced damaged host plants to locate the eggs of the host insects.[6] Once a suitable host is found, she will use her dramatically long ovipositor to insert her eggs directly into the host egg's deep layers.[1]