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1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Bag No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore, Karnataka 560024, IN
Source
Journal of Biological Control, Vol 30, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 106-108
Abstract
Larval parasitism of Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Ethmiidae) by Therophilus festivus (Muesebeck) is reported from Karnataka, India. This is the first illustrated record of solitary parasitism by T. festivus on its host E. nigroapicella.
Keywords
Ethmia nigroapicella, larval parasitoid, Therophilus festivus
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