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Nesting Activity of the Predatory Wasp, Carinostigmus costatus Krombein (sphecidae: Hymenoptera) In Pithy Stems of Caesalpinia pulcherrima (l.) and its Natural Regulation of the Population of Fennel Aphid, Hyadaphis coriandri (das)


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1 Division of Germplasm Conservation and Utilization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, HA Farm Post, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, India
2 Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, HA Farm Post, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, India

The predation of aphid hunting wasp, Carinostigmus sp. on fennel aphid, Hyadaphis coriandri is reported from India. The solitary wasp was molecularly identified as Carinostigmus costatus (NCBI Accession No. OQ913733.1). The wasp constructed its nest in the pithy stems of Ceasalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower) provisioning fennel aphid, H. coriandri. There was a decrease in the population of the fennel aphid, H. coriandri with an increase in the nesting activity of the solitary wasp, C. costatus. Our study indicated that the solitary wasp, C. costatus could be easily conserved by providing pithy stems of C. pulcherrima as nesting habitats around the field borders for natural regulation of aphid infesting fennel

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Aphid predation, Carinostigmus costatus, Hyadaphis coriandri, nesting activity.
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  • Nesting Activity of the Predatory Wasp, Carinostigmus costatus Krombein (sphecidae: Hymenoptera) In Pithy Stems of Caesalpinia pulcherrima (l.) and its Natural Regulation of the Population of Fennel Aphid, Hyadaphis coriandri (das)

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Amala Udayakumar
Division of Germplasm Conservation and Utilization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, HA Farm Post, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, India
H. S. Venu
Division of Germplasm Conservation and Utilization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, HA Farm Post, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, India
A. Kandan
Division of Germplasm Conservation and Utilization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, HA Farm Post, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, India
M. Arvind
Division of Germplasm Conservation and Utilization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, HA Farm Post, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, India
Sunil Joshi
Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, HA Farm Post, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, India
Timalapur M. Shivalingaswamy
Division of Germplasm Conservation and Utilization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, HA Farm Post, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, India

Abstract


The predation of aphid hunting wasp, Carinostigmus sp. on fennel aphid, Hyadaphis coriandri is reported from India. The solitary wasp was molecularly identified as Carinostigmus costatus (NCBI Accession No. OQ913733.1). The wasp constructed its nest in the pithy stems of Ceasalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower) provisioning fennel aphid, H. coriandri. There was a decrease in the population of the fennel aphid, H. coriandri with an increase in the nesting activity of the solitary wasp, C. costatus. Our study indicated that the solitary wasp, C. costatus could be easily conserved by providing pithy stems of C. pulcherrima as nesting habitats around the field borders for natural regulation of aphid infesting fennel

Keywords


Aphid predation, Carinostigmus costatus, Hyadaphis coriandri, nesting activity.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv127%2Fi1%2F85-90