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World review of the natural enemies and diseases of Spodoptera litura(F.)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Title World review of the natural enemies and diseases of Spodoptera litura(F.)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
 
Creator Ranga Rao, G V
Wightman, J A
Ranga Rao, D V
 
Subject Entomology
 
Description Published information was used to compile a summary of natural enemies(parasitoids, predatorsand diseases) reported attacking Spodoptera litirra (F) under field conditions. Species (71) of insect parasitoids in seven families of Hymenoptera and two families of Diptera were listed as
parasitoids of difTerent stages of S. litura. Predatory insects (36) belonging to 14 families and 12 species of spiders from six families have been reported to feed on this species. Four prolozoan, four fungal, seven bacterial, four each of viral and nematode species were also reported to be the pathogens of this species. Published information suggested that periodic releases of large number of egg parasites could help in suppressing populalions of this pest. There is a considerable scope for increased attention to the role of natural enemies as component of integrated pest management programmes of S. litura.
 
Publisher International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
 
Date 1993
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/2823/1/JA_1076.pdf
Ranga Rao, G V and Wightman, J A and Ranga Rao, D V (1993) World review of the natural enemies and diseases of Spodoptera litura(F.)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Insect Science and its Application, 14 (3). pp. 273-284. ISSN 0191-9040