Trichogramma semifumatum (Perkins)

 

Taxonomic position	Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae
Year of introduction	1973
Source	Hawaii, USA; USA and Mexico
Target pests	Sugarcane borers, Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen), C. sacchariphagus indicus (Kapur), C. auricilius (Dudgeon), C. tumidicostalis (Hampson), Scirpophaga excerptalis (Walker) and Acigona steniellus (Hampson); Helicoverpa armigera (Huebner)
Crops	Sugarcane; cotton, tomato, chickpea and other crops
Present status	Not established
Reference	Sankaran, T. 1974. Natural enemies introduced in recent years for biological control of agricultural pests in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 44 (7): 425-433.
Note	Uniparental strain introduced against sugarcane borers from Hawaii and biparental strain introduced against Helicoverpa armigera (Huebner) from US and Mexico