Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue: 1

Parasites of Leucinodes orbonalis guenee from Manipur

  • Author:
  • Sushmita Thokchom*, Ankita Gupta1, Romila Akoijam2, Anjumoni Devee
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Published Online: May 17, 2023
  • Page Number: 188 to 189

1ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, H A Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru, 560024, Karnataka, India

2ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Manipur Centre, Lamphelpat, 795004, Manipur, India

Department of Entomology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India

*Email: pipithockchom@gmail.com (corresponding author)

Online Published on 17 May, 2023.

Abstract

Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a serious pest of brinjal. During the field observations, a solitary larval parasitoid of L. orbonalis viz., Trathala flavoorbitalis (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) was osberved. The present study reports larval parasitism of L. orbonalis with 6% field parasitism by T. flavoorbitalis in Manipur.

Keywords

Leucinodes orbonalis, Trathala flavoorbitalis, Brinjal, Larval parasitism, First observation, Manipur