Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson)
Taxonomic position
Hymenoptera: Braconidae Year of introduction
1969, 1981-83 Source
United States of America Target pest
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner), Spodoptera litura (F.)
Crops
Cotton, tomato, chickpea, etc. Present status
Released; not established References
1. Nagarkatti, S. and Singh, S.P. 1989. Importation and establishment of new natural enemies of Heliothis spp. (Lep.: Noctuidae) into India, pp.375-385. In: King E.G. & Jackson, R.D. (Eds) 1989. Proceedings of the Workshop on Biological Control of Heliothis: Increasing the Effectiveness of Natural Enemies. 11-15th November, 1985, New Delhi, India. Far Eastern Regional Research Office, USDA, New Delhi, India, 550 p.
2. Sankaran, T. 1974. Natural enemies introduced in recent years for biological control of agricultural pests in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 44 (7): 425-433.
3. Singh, S.P. 1994a. Fifteen years of AICRP on biological control. Project Directorate of Biological Control (ICAR), Bangalore, India. Technical Bulletin No. 8, 323 p.