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.).