Trichogramma dendrolimi Genome sequencing and assembly

Trichogramma wasps are minute egg parasitoids extensively employed as biocontrol agents to manage lepidopteran pests. In China, Trichogramma dendrolimi is one of the most successfully industrialized Trichogramma species to control agricultural and forestry pests because of its broad distribution, the wide host range and optimized mass-rearing method on the egg of Chinese oak silkworm Antheraea pernyi. Our study provides a de novo assembly of T. dendrolimi for future studies in comparative genomics, functional studies, parasitoid-host interaction, and biological pest control.