A first report of egg parasitism in the Tropical Tasar Silkworm Antheraea mylitta (Drury) occurring on cashew

<p>The present study has documented egg parasitism in Tropical Tasar Silkworm for the first time. The parasitoid is <em>Anastatus leithi</em> (Walker) belonging to Eupelmidae family.  It is a solitary koinobiont endoparasitoid, emerges out as adults from the tasar eggs in 17-20 day...

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Main Authors: K. Vanitha, S. Santhosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2456