{"id":12905,"date":"2021-05-13T04:54:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T08:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/?p=12905"},"modified":"2022-12-25T03:30:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T08:30:17","slug":"ichneumon-wasps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/ichneumon-wasps\/","title":{"rendered":"Ichneumon Wasps: Everything You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

How big are parasitic wasps? Can ichneumon wasps sting and are they dangerous for humans or animals? You can find all the answers to these questions and tips for correctly identifying parasitic wasps here. Even if parasitic wasps (Ichneumonidae<\/em> ) belong to the Hymenoptera and the name makes us think of the typical black and yellow, summer garden visitors, they are not real wasps. Parasitic wasps represent a very special group, whose representatives share a special lifestyle: They parasitize other insect species.<\/p>\n

This makes them important opponents of herbivorous insects – alongside predators such as beetles. Parasitic wasps control the populations of numerous species that we consider pests. They are doing us a valuable service through their natural occurrence alone. But they can also be specifically bred and used in biological pest control: For this purpose, parasitic wasps from the genus Trichogramma<\/em> are used, which specialize in moths and can be used, for example, against clothing and food moths.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Identify and recognize parasitic wasps<\/span><\/h2>
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