First Report of Hyperparasitoids of Anagyrus dactylopii (Howard) from India

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Authors

  • K. Gopalakrishna Pillai
     Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore 560089 ,IN
  • A. Krishnamoorthy
     Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore 560089 ,IN
  • P. N. Gangavisalakshy
     Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore 560089 ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2009/3649

Keywords:

Anagyrus dactylopii, Hyperparasitoid, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Prochiloneurus aegyptiacus and Prochiloneurus testaceus.

Abstract

Two hyperparasitoids, Prochiloneurus aegyptiacus (Mercet) and P. testaceus (Agarwal), were recorded for the first time on Anagyrus dactylopii (Howard), a primary parasitoid of pink mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) infesting grapes at Bangalore, India. Hyperparasitism to the tune of 11% exerted by them could be detrimental to the primary parasitoid in countering the rate of increase of M. hirutus in vineyards.

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2009-07-16

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Gopalakrishna Pillai, K., Krishnamoorthy, A., & Gangavisalakshy, P. N. (2009). First Report of Hyperparasitoids of <I>Anagyrus dactylopii</I> (Howard) from India. Journal of Biological Control, 23(2), 193–194. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2009/3649

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Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2009

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