How Hungry, Stingless Wasps Became USDA’s Weapon of Choice to Save Southern Citrus Trees

Takeaways:

• The Tamarixia wasp preys primarily on Asian citrus psyllids, gnat-like, sap-sucking insects.
• A single female wasp can eat at least 500 pests in her life.
• These wasps are one species that the US government has imported to help them with their invasive species biocontrol program.

Click here to view the original web page at: How hungry, stingless wasps became USDA’s weapon of choice to save southern citrus trees