Dacnusa sibirica 250/vial - $27.95

PARASITIC WASP (Dacnusa sibirica)

For leafminer infestations, which can occur early in the season. It is important to control the leafminer population early. Therefore, the parasitic wasp Dacnusa is an indispensable beneficial insect. Dacnusa sibirica is used in a wide range of crops to prevent leafminer damage, both on vegetables (tomato, sweet pepper, lemon, lettuce,...) and on ornamentals (gerbera, chrysanthemum…). Dacnusa effectivelycontrols the tomato leafminer, the serpentine leafminer and the pea leafminer.

The female deposits her egg in a leafminer larva. If there are too few hosts, Dacnusa sibirica may deposit more than one egg per larva, but...