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Natural Enemies of Insect Pests of Cotton in Orissa


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1 All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project, Regional Research and Technology Transfer Sub-Station, Umerkote 764 073, Nawarangpur, Orissa, India
 

Survey for natural enemies of major insect pests of cotton (cv. MCU-S) around Umerkote, Orissa resulted in recording six species of panlsitoids, eight species of predators and two species of pathogens. The larval parasitoids viz . Rogatlillue sp. and Mestlcllorus sp. are new records on Earias vittella Fabricius and Syllepte tierogllta Fabricius, respectively_ Maximum activity of the natural enemies was recorded during September-November synchronizing with the peak occurrence of the pests.

Keywords

Cotton, Insect Pests, Parasitoids, Predators.
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L. N. Mohapatra
All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project, Regional Research and Technology Transfer Sub-Station, Umerkote 764 073, Nawarangpur, Orissa, India

Abstract


Survey for natural enemies of major insect pests of cotton (cv. MCU-S) around Umerkote, Orissa resulted in recording six species of panlsitoids, eight species of predators and two species of pathogens. The larval parasitoids viz . Rogatlillue sp. and Mestlcllorus sp. are new records on Earias vittella Fabricius and Syllepte tierogllta Fabricius, respectively_ Maximum activity of the natural enemies was recorded during September-November synchronizing with the peak occurrence of the pests.

Keywords


Cotton, Insect Pests, Parasitoids, Predators.