Sunday 29 December 2013

N. 14: Rajendra Singh & Ranjan K. Pandey

G. it. Ent., 3 (14): 257-259
December 31, 1986

Bionomics of Trioxys indicus Subba Rao & Sharma,
an aphidiid parasitoid of Aphis craccivora Koch. 22.
Effect of aging of host and parasitoid
on the host-finding efficiency of the parasitoid

by

RAJENDRA SINGH & RANJAN K. PANDEY

Abstract - The aging of the host Aphis craccivora functions as a factor that influences the host-finding efficiency of the parasitoid Trioxys indicus. It is highly scored with the third instar nymph of the host. However, the aging of the parasitoid does not significantly affect it.