First record of a parasitoid, Megaselia (M) scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from India

First record of a parasitoid, Megaselia (M) scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from India

Abstract The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), has become a major threat in maize cultivation since its invasion to India in 2018. The humpbacked fly, Megaselia scalaris (Loew) (Diptera: Phoridae), was recorded as a laboratory parasitoid of FAW, for t...

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Main Authors: Sharanabasappa S. Deshmukh, S. Kiran, Atanu Naskar, Palam Pradeep, C. M. Kalleshwaraswamy, K. N. Sharath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Megaselia scalaris
Parasitoid
Spodoptera frugiperda
Biology
Record
India
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00439-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00439-w

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