Studies on the Biology and Rearing of an Indigenous Parasitoid Eriborus argenteopilosus Cam. (Hym., Ichneumonidae)

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Authors

  • Biological Control Laboratory, Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore - 560 089 ,IN
  • Biological Control Laboratory, Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore - 560 089 ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/1989/4176

Keywords:

Eriborus argenteopilosus, Development, Mass Rearing Technique, Heliothis armigera, Spodoptera litura.

Abstract

Eriborus argenteopilosus Cam., is an indigenous solitary larval endoparasitoid of a polyphagous pest Heliothis armigera (Hubn.) in India. Developmental periods of egg, different stages of larva and pupa are described. A detailed description is given on the technique developed for the laboratory mass breeding of E. argenieopilosus on an alternative host, Spodopiera lilura (F.).