Shekharappa ¹, Somasekhar ¹, B. V. Patil ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

The groundnut leafminer, Aproaerema modicella Deventer, is a serious insect pest of groundnut in many South Asian and South-East Asian countries. In India, it has been reported in severe form on groundnut from Karnataka (Usman and Puttarudraiah, 1955), Andhra Pradesh (Krishnamurthy Rao et al., (1962), Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (Rai, 1976). The Leafminer however is attacked by many species of parasitoids in nature.

Keywords

Groundnut, Aproaerema modicella, Parasitoids.

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Shekharappa ¹, K. Jairao ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad 580 005, IN

Abstract

Detailed biology of the parasitoid Eucelatoria bryani Sabrosky was studied under laboratory condition. The incubation period and duration of first, second and third instars were 138 ± 2.02, 29.93 ± 2.01, 33.67 ± 1.95 and 36.87 ± 2.47 respectively. The pre-pupal and pupal periods were 5.40 ± 1.18 and 6.93 ± 0.96 days, respectively. Total life cycle occupied 23.89 ± 1.04 days. Food influenced the fecundity and longevity of the parasitoid.

Keywords

Eucelatoria bryani, Biology, Heliothis armigera.

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