Diatraeophaga striatalis (Townsend)

 

Taxonomic position

Diptera: Tachinidae Diatraeophaga striatalis

Years of introduction

 1965, 1970

Sources

 Indonesia via Malagasy (1960); via Reunion (1970)  

Target pest

Scirpophaga excerptalis (Walker)

Crop

 Sugarcane

Present status

 Not released

References

1. Rao, V.P., Ghani, A.M., 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. 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.