Microsporidium polyhedricum Bolle

 

Taxonomic position	Protozoa: Microsporidia
Year of introduction	1913-14?
Source	Egypt (origin Austria)
Target pest	Spodoptera litura (F.)
Present status	Not established
References 1. Dudgeon, G.C. 1913.  A proposed method of controlling the ravages of leaf-eating caterpillars. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 4(3): 243-245. 2. Fletcher, T.B. 1914. Report of the imperial entomologist. Report, Agric. Res. Inst. Coll. Pusa 1913-14: 62-75. 3. 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.