A survey study of insect and non-insect pests, parasitoids and predators from Kullu valley, Himachal Pradesh (India) Lal O.P. Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012 (India). Abstract A survey of insect and non-insect pests, parasitoids and predators was conducted in different parts of Kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh at altitudes varying from 1150 to 2500 metres above sea level. The crops observed were vegetables, ornamentals, cereals, oilseeds, pulses, fruit trees, forest trees and some weeds. The insects recorded include 10 Orthoptera (2 families), 75 Hemiptera (16 families), 6 Thysanoptera (1 family), 1 Neuroptera (1 family), 91 Coleoptera (21 families), 18 Diptera (11 families), 27 Hymenoptera (9 families) and 66 Lepidoptera (18 families). The record of non-insects include -2 Acarina (2 families), 7 Araneae (5 families), 3 Mollusca (3 families), 1 Reptilia (1 family), 5 Rodentia (1 family) and 1 Primate (1 family). Also, included were 18 parasitoids,17 predaceous insects and 7 predaceous spiders. Top |