DA-10 trains counterpart on bio-control, pest management

MALAYBALAY CITY (PIA)--The Department of Agriculture-Regional Crop Protection Center in Northern Mindanao (DA-RCPC-10) recently extended training on the mass production for Trichogramma sp. to its DA-RCPC counterpart in region 11 (Davao Region) personnel.

Four technical staff were housed in the center in Bangcud, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, and trained in proper practices and methods for mass production of Trichogramma sp. and its laboratory hosts, Sitotroga cereallela and Corcyra cephalonica.

Trichogramma is a genus of parasitic wasps used as biological control agents to manage insect pests that damage crops. The wasps lay their eggs inside the eggs of the insect pest, which eventually kill the pest's eggs and prevent them from hatching into larvae that can damage crops.

Sitotroga cereallela and Corcyra cephalonica are two species of moths used as laboratory hosts for the mass production of Trichogramma sp.

Laboratory hosts such as Sitotroga cereallela and Corcyra cephalonica are used to mass-produce Trichogramma sp. as their eggs serve as a food source for the parasitic wasps.

The training, led by DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene Collado, honed participants on Sitotroga egg replenishment and their mass production.

Aside from the mass production of Trichogramma sp., DA-RCPC-10 also provides technology for insect preservation for the museum.

The DA-RCPC 10, led by Lucille T. Minguez, and RCPC technical staff facilitated the activity. (DA-RCPC-10/PIA 10/Bukidnon)

Agriculturists and biologists of DA’s Regional Crop Protection Center in Northern Mindanao hone Region 11 counterparts on Trichogramma mass production. Trichogramma is a genus of parasitic wasps used as biological control agents to manage insect pests that damage crops. (DA-RCPC-10)


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