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Parasites of the Cotton leafroller, Sylepta derogata (F.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in south-western Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. A. Odebiyi
J. A. Odebiyi
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biology, University of Ibadan. Ibadan., Nigeria
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Abstract

Surveys of parasites of Sylepta derogata (F.) on cotton at Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1979–80 showed that there were three larval parasites: Apanteles syleptae Ferrière, A. sagax Wlkn. and Charops sp. An average of 17·7% parasitism was recorded, and A. syleptae accounted for 98·6% of this. There were three pupal parasites: the chalcidid Brachymeria feae Masi, the ichneumonid Xanthopimpla sp. and the tachinid Cadurcia auratocauda (Curr.). Together, they caused an average of 31·7% parasitism. Xanthopimpla was the most abundant, while B. feae was of secondary importance.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 72 , Issue 2 , June 1982 , pp. 329 - 333
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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