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Aenasius arizonensis Girault (Hymenoptera:Encyrtidae):A Potential Biocontrol Agent of Cotton Mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley


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1 Department of Agricultural Entomology, B A College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand – 388 110, Gujarat, India
2 Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
 

The parasitization potential of three parasitoids viz., a parasitoid, Aenasius arizonensis, and two predators, Cheilomenes sexmaculata and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri. was studied on Phenococcus solenopsis under laboratory conditions. Among them A. arizonensis alone recorded parasitization to an extent of 40.91%.

Keywords

Aenasius Arizonensis, Mass Culturing, Phenococcus solenopsis, Parasitization.
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S. Thangavel
Department of Agricultural Entomology, B A College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand – 388 110, Gujarat, India
N. Ganapathy
Department of Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641003, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


The parasitization potential of three parasitoids viz., a parasitoid, Aenasius arizonensis, and two predators, Cheilomenes sexmaculata and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri. was studied on Phenococcus solenopsis under laboratory conditions. Among them A. arizonensis alone recorded parasitization to an extent of 40.91%.

Keywords


Aenasius Arizonensis, Mass Culturing, Phenococcus solenopsis, Parasitization.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc%2F2017%2F16289