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On the Bionomics of a Eulophid (Trichospilus Pupivora, Ferr.) A Natural Enemy of the Coconut Caterpillar (Nephantis Serinopa, Meyr.) in South India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

K. P. Anantanarayanan
K. P. Anantanarayanan
Affiliation:
Madras Agricultural Department.
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The black-headed palm caterpillar (Nephantis serinopa, Meyr.) has been known to be a serious pest of coconut palms both in Ceylon and South India for many years past, and during the past ten years its appearance on a serious scale along the Malabar coast in South India has been attracting the attention of the Entomological Section of the Madras Agricultural Department. Among the different methods of control, the utilisation of the natural enemies of the pest has been tried to some extent. One of the more important natural enemies found to exert some appreciable influence on this pest was a Eulophid wasp, Trichospilus pupivora, Ferr. As one of the officers of the Entomological Section engaged in the work connected with this coconut pest, the author had opportunities of closely studying this parasite, and in this paper a brief account is attempted of the bionomics of this insect and of some methods employed in breeding it on a large scale.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , March 1934 , pp. 55 - 61
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1934

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