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Trichogramma  spp. (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) are generalist egg parasitoids widely used as biological control agents, yet with limited efficacy against  Tuta absoluta  (Meyrick; Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a key pest of tomato. Olfactory cues related to the host-plant complex influence the searching behavior in parasitoids. Studies have shown that female  Trichogramma  spp. can learn odor cues affecting their preference. We assessed if learning increases the response to tomato odor and whether it improves the parasitism rate of  Trichogramma achaeae ,  Trichogramma evanescens,  and  Trichogramma dendrolimi . The parasitoids were either naive, reared for one generation on  T.   absoluta  eggs, or conditioned associatively with an oviposition experience on a factitious host in the presence of tomato odor. Subsequently, their arrestment response (searching time) to  T.   absoluta -infested tomato leaves was observed in a static four-chamber olfactometer. Rearing the parasitoids on  T.   absoluta  increased the arrestment time of  T.   dendrolimi  strongly and that of  T.   evanescens  slightly but not that of  T.   achaeae . In contrast, oviposition experience on a factitious host with the tomato odor (leaves or extract) increased the searching time of  T.   achaeae  and  T.   evanescens  strongly but did not improve the response of  T.   dendrolimi.  Concerning parasitism improvement, only  T.   achaeae  showed an increased parasitism rate after associative learning. Hence, the learning capacity of  T.   achaeae  should be further explored to improve its biological control efficacy against  T.   absoluta .

Odor learning improves efficacy of egg parasitoids as biocontrol agents against Tuta absoluta