First Report of Hyperparasitoids of Anagyrus dactylopii (Howard) from India
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Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore 560089 ,IN
K. Gopalakrishna Pillai -
Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore 560089 ,INA. Krishnamoorthy
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Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore 560089 ,INP. N. Gangavisalakshy
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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2009/3649Keywords:
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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