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First Record of Protapanteles obliquae (Wilkinson) (Braconidae: Hymenoptera) on Spilosoma obliqua Walker on Jute Crop


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1 Division of Crop Protection-ICAR-Central Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Kolkatta, 700120, West Bengal, India
 

A survey on native natural enemies of Bihar hairy caterpillar, Spilosoma obliqua Walker was conducted during April- August 2012 cropping season at ICAR-CRIJAF, Barrackpore as well as jute growing belts in West Bengal, India. The survey revealed that Protapanteles obliquae (Wilkinson) (Braconidae: Hymenoptera) is a potential larval parasitoid of S. obliqua which is occurring naturally on jute. This is the first record of natural parasitism of P. obliquae on S. obliqua on jute crop in India.

Keywords

Jute, Bihar Hairy Caterpillar, Larval Parasitoid, Protapanteles obliquae, Spilosoma obliqua.
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K. Selvaraj
Division of Crop Protection-ICAR-Central Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Kolkatta, 700120, West Bengal, India
B. S. Gotyal
Division of Crop Protection-ICAR-Central Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Kolkatta, 700120, West Bengal, India
S. Satpathy
Division of Crop Protection-ICAR-Central Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Kolkatta, 700120, West Bengal, India
T. Ramasubramanian
Division of Crop Protection-ICAR-Central Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Kolkatta, 700120, West Bengal, India

Abstract


A survey on native natural enemies of Bihar hairy caterpillar, Spilosoma obliqua Walker was conducted during April- August 2012 cropping season at ICAR-CRIJAF, Barrackpore as well as jute growing belts in West Bengal, India. The survey revealed that Protapanteles obliquae (Wilkinson) (Braconidae: Hymenoptera) is a potential larval parasitoid of S. obliqua which is occurring naturally on jute. This is the first record of natural parasitism of P. obliquae on S. obliqua on jute crop in India.

Keywords


Jute, Bihar Hairy Caterpillar, Larval Parasitoid, Protapanteles obliquae, Spilosoma obliqua.