Lespesia archippivora (Riley)

 

Taxonomic position

Diptera: Tachinidae

Year of introduction

1969-70

Source

Arizona, USA  

Target pest

Helicoverpa armigera (Huebner)

Crops

Tomato, cotton, chickpea, and others

Present status

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.

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