Beneficial Insect Profiles: Parasites (parasitoids)

Goniozus legneri

Product: A parasitoid of navel orangeworm.

Net Contents: See contents on container.

Common Name: Goniozus.

Family: Bethylidae.

Genus: Goniozus.

Species: legneri.

Origin: Argentina and Uruguay.

Host Pest: navel orangeworm, pink bollworm and codling moth.

Host Plant: almonds, walnuts, coral tree, dates, loquat, pecans, pistachio, prunes, etc.

Life Stages Shipped: Pupa and adult

Sex ratio: 4 Females to 1 Male

Development: One adult can lay approximately 100 eggs during it's lifetime. Adults can live 70+ days with honey. The adult female permanently paralyzes the host larva and proceeds to lay her eggs on the larva. The eggs will develop in 12 days, hatch and the young parasitoids consume the host larva. (Complete metamorphosis)

Environment: Ideal temperature is 80 to 90 degrees F. and RH 20% to 85% (wide range).

Pesticides: Use may not be compatible. Request technical information on specific pesticides.

Storage: May be stored for 6-10 days at 50 degrees F. and at 75% RH. Until release can occur, keep parasites cool (70 degrees F.) with wet paper, ice packs, and feed honey. Keep away from sunlight and do not store in an enclosed vehicle or tool box.

Augmentation: Release rate 1,000 per acre. Release method, every 5 trees, every 5 rows. Multiple releases, 2 - 3 releases per year (Navel Orangeworm).

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