Biocontrol of Green Vegetable Bugs with Beneficial Tachinid Flies

Green Vegetable Bugs (GVB) (Nezara viridula) feed on a wide variety of plants and are an occasional pest of macadamias when they feed on developing nuts and damage the kernel with white spots or depressions. In biodiverse orchards GVB numbers are kept in check by wasps, ants, spiders, predatory shield bugs and Tachinid flies. In 1996 the Feather-legged fly (Trichopoda giacomelli) was introduced into Australia from Argentina as a biocontrol for GVB.
0:11 Macadamia kernel damaged by GVB
0:24 GVB mating
0:30 GVB eggs hatching
0:42 GVB on macadamia flowers
1:41 Tachinid fly eggs on the back of GVB
1:57 Feather-legged Tachinid fly (Trichopoda giacomelli) parasitoid of GVB
2:20 Tachinid fly pupae
2:25 Tachinid fly emerges from pupa
2:50 Tachinid fly wing inflation

[manumerino]

Very nice sharing my friend Morelia Australia . I like it
Have a nice weekend
Greetings

[amanita]

.. good Morning from Finland 💚 beautiful video 👏👏👏 ..

[wildhomevideos]

A well made informational video. A lot of growers will appreciate your effort 👍

[TinedeJong]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful video. The scene of the wing inflation found i very interesting to watching.
Many greetings from the Netherlands. 👍

[albizabm]

Again many compliments! Great shots, very good!😀💪

[OutandAbout]

Shield /stink bugs they call em over here 👍🚶🎥😳

[bfpengcwp]

Nice capture, thanks for your sharing!

[Birdspothome]

That's an awesome lot of information. Thank you 😊👍🏾

[TraiCay]

It is a sucking insect that damages plants. Thank you for sharing! I like it so much. Have a nice day

[birdtainment]

Wow, tachinid fly so cute emerging from its shell, no wings and walk I cannot believe how beautiful is this video. The GVB unfortunate with the tichinid fly egg stuck on its back. Oh nature really so magical. I love and like this.