Parasitoid wasps lay their eggs in insects. When the larvae hatch, they kill the insect by eating it from the inside out.
A tiny Irish wasp can now be used as a biological control agent against clover root weevil, following permission from the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA). The parasitoid wasp (Microctonus aethiopoides) is ...(Microctonus
New Zealand might be an island nation, but that doesn’t stop us from having to deal with a variety of unwanted organisms that find their way to our shores. These pests range from insects like the ...
In January 2006, a tiny wasp was released onto a Waikato farm to kill an enemy that was devastating pastures. Ten years on, these tiny wasps have saved farmers nearly half a billion dollars. An ...
Biological control or biocontrol is the use of one organism to control the numbers of another. Unwanted or introduced species can have a huge impact on Aotearoa New Zealand’s environment, and ...
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