MINI WASPS
June 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIEMINISCULE wasps may one day be embraced by supermarket and food warehouse owners, because it has been discovered that their snack of choice is the pesky Indianmeal moth. Scientists from the USA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), found that using the harmless and virtually invisible Trichogramma wasps in conjunction with the also tiny Habrobracon wasp, can prevent foods such as grains, cereals and petfoods from being infested by the moths. According to the ARS, the Trichogramma goes after the moth eggs before they can develop into damaging ...
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