* Contribution No. 91 & 94 of I.I.H.R., University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore.
The encyrtid parasitoid, Anagyrus dactylopii (How.) and the coccinellid predator Scymnus.coccivora Ayyar are important natural enemies of the grape mealybug, Macone-llicoccus hirsutus Green in peninsular India. Sixteen pesticides were evaluateli to deter-mine their safety to these two natural enemies. Diochlorvos, diazinon, phosalone and fish oil rosin soap were found non-toxic to A. dactylopii whereas all the insecticides test-ed proved harmful to A. coccivora. However. copper oxychloride, mancozeb, sulphur, carbendazim, Bordeaux mixture and dicofol were safe to both the natural enemies.
