Tob. Sci., 1984, 28-38, p. 151-152, ISSN. 0082-4523
Occurrence of Peribaea orbata (W) (Diptera:tachinidae) as an endoparasite of the tobacco caterpillar Spodoptera litura (F) in Shimoga, India
AICRP on Tobacco, Agricultural Research Station, Navile, Shimoga, India
The tachinid, Peribaea orbata (Wiedeman), parasitized 16.3% of the tobacco caterpillar larvae, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius), collected over a two year period in Shimoga, India. The exposure of laboratory reared tobacco caterpillars to adult P....