Preliminary attempt at biological control of coconut leaf eating caterpillar, Opisina arenosella Walker using two Trichogramma species

A preliminary attempt was made for biological control of coconut leaf eating caterpillar, Opisina arenosella Walker, by releasing two Trichogramma species viz. T. chilonis Ishii and T. embryophagum Hartig @ 1,000 to 4,000 parasitised eggs per palm in Bangalore, India. The mean percent reduction in l...

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Main Authors: S.K. Jalali, T. Venkatesan, K.S. Murthy, T.V. Bhaskaran, Y. Lalitha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Coconut Community 2005-06-01
Series:CORD
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Online Access:https://journal.coconutcommunity.org/index.php/journalicc/article/view/410