Electrophysiological Response of Tetrastichus schoenobii Ferriere (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an Egg Parasitoid of Rice Stem Borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to the Extracts of Plants Collected from Rice Ecosystem

N. Bakthavatsalam; G. Ravi; Deepa Bhagat; P. L. Tandon

doi:10.18311/jbc/2011/3733

Electrophysiological Response of Tetrastichus schoenobii Ferriere (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an Egg Parasitoid of Rice Stem Borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to the Extracts of Plants Collected from Rice Ecosystem

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Authors

N. Bakthavatsalam
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Post Bag No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka ,IN
G. Ravi
Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai 612 101, Tamil Nadu ,IN
Deepa Bhagat
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Post Bag No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka ,IN
P. L. Tandon
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Post Bag No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2011/3733

Keywords:

Tetrastichus schoenobii, Scirpophaga incertulas, Electrophysiology, Hyptis suaveolens.

Abstract

Tetrastichus schoenobii Ferriere is an efficient egg parasitoid on rice yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker). The electrophysiological response of females of T. schoenobii to the extracts of plants collected from rice fields was studied under laboratory conditions. The highest response was noticed to the host plant of the pest, S. incertulas and honey solution. Response was also noticed to the flowers of Hyptis suaveolens, a common weed in rice fields, mostly by female parasitoids to the flowers of the non-crop vegetation.

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Published

2011-06-01

How to Cite

Bakthavatsalam, N., Ravi, G., Bhagat, D., & Tandon, P. L. (2011). Electrophysiological Response of Tetrastichus schoenobii Ferriere (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an Egg Parasitoid of Rice Stem Borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to the Extracts of Plants Collected from Rice Ecosystem. Journal of Biological Control, 25(2), 98–102. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2011/3733