Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00189
Trichogramma achaeae
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About Trichogramma achaeae
Trichogramma achaeae belongs to Trichogrammatidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Reproduction and host relationships
Trichogramma achaeae is a minute egg parasitoid studied for biological control of moth pests. Its immature development takes place in a host egg. Experiments using Ephestia kuehniella eggs show that temperature affects life-history traits and parasitization. Laboratory suitability of a substitute host is not evidence that the same host sustains the Kauaʻi population, nor does it establish field-level suppression of any local pest.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Matsunaga, Howarth & Kumashiro (2019) Table 1 includes Kauaʻi island code 'Ka'; first-detection year shown as 2011; reported island distribution: Ka, Oa.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Trichogramma achaeae
- Family
- Trichogrammatidae
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Trichogramma achaeae belongs to Trichogrammatidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.