Many natural enemies of caterpillars are seen primarily in the late spring
and summer; since they may reduce populations to below economic levels,
look for them using the photos below.
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Parasites
of caterpillars |
Tachinid flies
Adult Ametadoria misella, a tachinid fly parasite of western grapeleaf
skeletonizer.
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Apanteles harrisinae (adult)
A parasite wasp of western grapeleaf skeletonizer. |
Bracon cushmani (adult)
An adult female wasp, Bracon cushmani parasitizing the larva
of a grape leaffolder.
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Braconid wasp (adult)
An adult braconid wasp parasite of omnivorous leafroller and orange
tortrixnear the white pupal cocoon from which the parasite emerged.
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Exochus sp.(adult)
An adult wasp parasite of leafrollers, Exochus sp.
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General
predators |
Crab spider from family Thomisidae.
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Minute pirate bugs
An adult minute pirate bug, Orius tristicolor, will feed on
caterpillar eggs. |
Green lacewings
Common green lacewing larva feeding on a caterpillar.
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