Bracon gelechiae Cameron

 

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Braconidae Bracon gelechiae

Year of introduction

 1944-45

Source

 Canada  

Target pest

Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller)

Crop

 Potato Bracon gelechiae

Present status

 Established (also a native species)

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. Sen, AC. 1964. Biological control of the potato tuber moth, Gnorimoschema operculella Zell. Indian Agriculture, 8(1): 1.