Orgilus lepidus Muesebeck

 

Taxonomic position	Hymenoptera: Braconidae
Years of introduction	1965, 1980
Source	South America via California (1965), via Trinidad (1980)
Target pest	Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller)
Crop	Potato
Present status	Recovered
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), CAB, Slough, UK. 149 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.