Abstracts
BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON OPIUS NITIDULATOR (NEES) (BRACONIDAE: HYMENOPTERA), A NEWLY RECORDED PARASITOID ON PEGOMIA MIXTA (VILLENEUVA) IN EGYPT |
FAWZIA A. HASSANEIN, A. SHOUKRY*; A. A. SARHAN* AND M. A. EWAIS Plant Prot. Res. Institute, Dokki, Giza , Egypt * Fac. of Agric., Suez Canal Univ. , Ismailia , Egypt |
ABSTRACT Opius nitidulator (Nees) is an internal parasitoid of Pygomia mixta (Villeneuva). It attacks the full grown larvae of the host before pupation. The biology of this parasite was carried out at various thermal conditions and all biological processes were described. |
Key Words: Pegomia mixta, Opius nitidulator, Biology. |