The perennial compositae plant Chromolaena odorala (L.) R.M. King and H. Robinson, native to West Indies and South America, is a serious weed of plantation crops in southern Asia including India and Western Africa, (Holm et al., 1977; Bennett and Rao, 1968). Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), detennined initially as Ammalo insulala (Walker). Is one of the natural enemies recommended for introduction into India and other countries (Bennet and Crutwell, 1973). Introduction of this insect from Sri Lanka in 1985 has resulted in successful establishment in Kerala (Joy el al., 1985).
Keywords
Low Temperature Storage, Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata, Chromolaena odorata, Biological, Control.
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