Bessa remota (Aldrich)

Taxonomic position

Diptera: Tachinidae Bessa remota

Year of introduction

1937-38, 1981

Source

Myanmar (1937-38); Malaysia (1981) 

Target pests

Eutectona machaeralis (Walker), Opisina arenosella Walker

Crops

Teak, coconut Bessa remota

Present status

Released in Nilambur, Kerala, on teak. Not established

References

1. Rao, V.P., Ghani, AM., Sankaran, T. and Mathur, K.C. 1971. A review of the biological control of insects and other pests in South East Asia and the Pacific region. Commonwealth Institute of Biological  Control Technical Communication (6), 149 p., CAB, Slough, UK.

2. Singh, S.P. 1994. Fifteen years of AICRP on biological control. Project Directorate of Biological Control (ICAR), Bangalore, India. Technical Bulletin No. 8, 323 p.