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Philonthus castaneus Motschulsky (Coleoptera:Staphylinidae), a Predator of Odontotermes redemanni (Wasmann)


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1 Pest Management Laboratory, Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Srirampura, Mysore - 570 008, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-560065, India
 

Studies carried out to know the association of staphylinids with termite, Odontotermes redemanni (Wasmann) revealed Philonthus castaneus Motschulsky as a potential predator of termites during rainy season.

Keywords

Odontotermes redemanni, Philonthus castaneus, Predator.
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D. K. Siddegowda
Pest Management Laboratory, Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Srirampura, Mysore - 570 008, Karnataka, India
D. Rajagopal
Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-560065, India

Abstract


Studies carried out to know the association of staphylinids with termite, Odontotermes redemanni (Wasmann) revealed Philonthus castaneus Motschulsky as a potential predator of termites during rainy season.

Keywords


Odontotermes redemanni, Philonthus castaneus, Predator.