Prairie Pest Monitoring Network Insect of the Week (June 19) - Macroglenes penetrans Posted: 19 Jun 2017 01:40 PM PDT [caption id="attachment_9527" align="alignright" width="300"] Macroglenes penetrans is an important natural enemy of the wheat midge.[/caption] This week'sInsect of the Weekis a species of Pteromalidae called Macroglenes penetrans. It is an important natural enemy of thewheat midge. They overwinter as larvae inside the wheat midge larvae. The wheat midge dies when the M. penetrans larvae are fully developed and emerge as adults in the spring. For more information about M. penetrans, see ourInsect of the Weekpage.

Prairie Pest Monitoring Network

Insect of the Week (June 19) - Macroglenes penetrans

Posted: 19 Jun 2017 01:40 PM PDT

[caption id="attachment_9527" align="alignright" width="300"] Macroglenes penetrans is an important natural enemy of the wheat midge.[/caption]

This week'sInsect of the Weekis a species of Pteromalidae called Macroglenes penetrans. It is an important natural enemy of thewheat midge. They overwinter as larvae inside the wheat midge larvae. The wheat midge dies when the M. penetrans larvae are fully developed and emerge as adults in the spring.

For more information about M. penetrans, see ourInsect of the Weekpage.