Superiority Of The Solitary Parasitoids Over Gregarious Species In The Biological Suppression Of The Coconut Catterpillar Opisina Arenosella Walker

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1995

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About 40 species of parasitoids arc recorded in association with the coconut caterpillar, Opisina arenosella VVIk. in India and Sri Lanka. Excepting the dominant tachinid parasitoid, Stomatomyia (Spoggosia) bezziana Bar., all other species are prevalent in India. Among these, seven species of parasitoids such as liracon hebetor Say, B. brevicornis Wcsrn. and Goniozus nephantidis (Mues.) (larval), Elasmus nephantidis Rohw. (prcpupal) and Tetrastichus israeli M. & K. Trichospilus pupivorus Ferr. and T. diatraeae Cherian & Margabandhu are gregarious ones.

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J.Plantn.Crops 1995 v-23 1 p-19-27

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