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Record of Dinarmus basalis (Rondani) a Parasitoid of Callosobruchus maculatus F.


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1 Department of Environmental Science, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan­ 173 230, India
 

The pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus F. is an important pest of leguminous grains such as cowpea, lentil, greengram, blackgram and frenchbean (Talukdar and Howse 1994; Okonkwo and Okoye, 1996; Mulatu and Gebremedhin, 2000; Raja et al., 2000; Park et al., 2003). According to Shade et al. (1990) it infests cowpea before harvest and causes quantitative and qualitative losses to seeds in storage.
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Subhash Chander Verma
Department of Environmental Science, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan­ 173 230, India

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The pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus F. is an important pest of leguminous grains such as cowpea, lentil, greengram, blackgram and frenchbean (Talukdar and Howse 1994; Okonkwo and Okoye, 1996; Mulatu and Gebremedhin, 2000; Raja et al., 2000; Park et al., 2003). According to Shade et al. (1990) it infests cowpea before harvest and causes quantitative and qualitative losses to seeds in storage.