Earinus unicolor (Schrottky)

(=Orgilus unicolor (Schrottky), Agathis unicolor (Schrottky),

Agathis unicolorata Shenefelt)

 

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Braconidae Earinus unicolor

Year of introduction

1944-45

Source

South America  

Target pest

Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller)

Crop

Potato

Present status

Recovered, present status not known

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.