Open Access
Subscription Access
A New Record of Ooencyrtus papilionis (Hymenoptera:Encyrtidae) on the Eggs of Papilio demoleus (Linn.) from India
The citrus leaf-eating caterpillar Papilio demoleus (Linn.) is a key pest of citrus in India causing extensive damage especially in nurseries and to tender flushes of foliage of different citrus cultivars in the field. A number of natural enemies were recorded by earlier workers (Pruthi and Mani, 1985; Singh, 1980, 1985; Krishnamoorthy and Singh, 1986; Krishnamoorthy, 1987). During the course of observations in the campus, a large number of eggs laid by P. demoleus on citrus were found to be parasitised. Such eggs were brought to the laboratory and kept individually in glass tubes (7.5 x 2.5 cm) and on emergence, the parasitoids were separated based on visual characters. Subsequently, the parasitoids were indentified by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, London.
Keywords
Papilio demoleus, Egg Parasitoids, Ooencyrtus papilionis, Telenomus sp., Trichogramma sp.
User
Subscription
Information
Abstract Views: 240
PDF Views: 110