Pretiosum Contents

• General information about Trichogramma pretiosum

Background
Target pests - List of hosts
Suitable crops
Description and lifecycle
Prices, Ordering, Delivery

• Release strategies and release rates

• Methods of release - the options

- The capsule system
- Loose trichogramma pupae:

manually applied
mechanically applied

• What to expect after releasing Trichogramma

In vegetables
In field crops
Secondary pests

• Environmental conditions and Trichogramma

• Chemicals and Trichogramma

Insecticides
Fungicides

• Monitoring for parasitism by Trichogramma

Step by step instructions
Monitoring Kits

• Useful biological insecticides

Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt
Nucleopolyhedrosis virus - NPV

• IPM and Biological Control

• Testimonials from Growers

• Acknowledgements and further reading

• Publications

The Good Bug Book - Second edition
Sweet corn insect pests and their natural enemies

• Index