Volume 31, Issue 2, June 2017

Research Articles

• Rate of dispersal of spotted knapweed biocontrol beetles (Larinus spp. Curculionidae) in Wisconsin

  Wade T. Oehmichen, Michael L. Draney, Mathew E. Dornbush, Rachel Russell

  61-68

  Keywords:

  Biological control, dispersal, Larinus minutus, Larinus obtusus, spotted knapweed

  DOI:

  https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/15760

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• Studies on evaluation of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae) preying on invasive insect pest Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and its damage to tomato plant

  Richa Varshney, Chandish R. Ballal

  69-73

  Keywords:

  Nesidiocoris tenuis, Necrotic rings, Tomato, Tuta absoluta, Zoophytophagous

  DOI:

  https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/15751

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• First record of invasive rugose spiraling whitefly Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) along with parasitoids in Karnataka

  K. Selvaraj, Ankita Gupta, T. Venkatesan, S. K. Jalali, R. Sundararaj, Chandish R. Ballal

  74-78

  Keywords:

  Aleurodicus rugioperculatus, host-plants, invasive pest, natural enemies, rugose spiraling whitefly

  DOI:

  https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/16015

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• First record of Polistes (Polistella) dawnae Dover and Rao (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from India

  Sandesh M. Gawas, Ankita Gupta

  79-81

  Keywords:

  First record, India, Polistes dawnae, Vespidae

  DOI:

  https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/15914

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• Temperature based differences in biological parameters of some potential species/strains of Trichogramma

  Enakshi Ghosh, Chandish R. Ballal, Abraham Verghese

  82-89

  Keywords:

  Biology, effect of temperature, Trichogramma

  DOI:

  https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/16338

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• Morphometric analysis of Trichogramma achaeae Nagaraja and Nagarkatti, an important biological control agent of agriculture and forestry

  Salman Khan, Mohd. Yousuf

  90-94

  Keywords:

  Characters, measurements, morphometrics, Trichogramma achaeae

  DOI:

  https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/15947

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• Compatibility of Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis indica with insecticides registered against Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

  Devindrappa, Jagadeesh Patil, Manjunatha T. Gowda, R. Vijayakumar

  95-101

  Keywords:

  Compatibility, Galleria mellonella, Helicoverpa armigera, Heterorhabditis indica, Steinernema carpocapsae

  DOI:

  https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/16205

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  Abstract views: 132

• Phytochemical, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of Launaea nudicaulis and Farsetia hamiltonii

  Eman Ramdan El-Sharkawy, Abdelaziz Ed-Dra, Emad Mohamed Abdallah

  102-109

  Keywords:

  Antimicrobial, antioxidant, Farsetia hamiltonii, Launaea nudicaulis, phytochemical components

  DOI:

  https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/15910

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• Biology of Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi (Esben-Petersen) on mealy bugs and aphids

  S. H. Mhaske, S. S. Shetgar, P. R. Shinde

  110-113

  Keywords:

  Aphis gossypii, biology, Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi, Maconelicoccus hirsutus, Phenococcus solenopsis

  DOI:

  https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/15927

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  Abstract views: 203

• Effect of TNAU-Pf1 seed biopriming and foliar spray of newer fungicides on the incidence of leaf blight of sunflower

  L. Rajendran, C. Gopalakrishnan, T. Selvakumar, N. Manivannan, P. L. Viswanathan

  114-118

  Keywords:

  Newer molecule, leaf spot/blight, seed biopriming, seed yield, sunflower

  DOI:

  https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/16185

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  Abstract views: 146