Benefits:

• Being egg parasitoid, Trichogramma destroys the pest before it emerges as from the egg.
• By preventing the pest at early larval stage from feeding on the crop they help to avoid the cosmetic damage on the crop.
• Eco-friendly, as they do not affect any beneficial organisms in and around the farm.
• Cost effective and easy to handle for field release.
• Can be used at any stage of crop period. It is a useful alternative when chemical control is not adoptable, due to crop canopy being not accessible to sprays.
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• Precaution:
• Strips of tricho-cards should be stapled on the inner side of the leaf, to avoid direct exposure of egg surface to rain and sunlight
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• Refrain from using chemical pesticides in the field where Trichogramma are released. If such need arises, use selective/ safer (Trichogramma compatible) pesticides, 7-10 days before or 5 days after release of parasitoids.