Pales bezziana (Baranov)

(=Spoggosia bezziana (Baranov))

 

Taxonomic position

Diptera: Tachinidae

Years of introduction

1960, 1980

Source

Sri Lanka 

Target pest(s)

Opisina arenosella Walker

Crop

Coconut

Present status

Recovered, but apparently not established

References

1. 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.

2. Singh, S.P. 1994. Fifteen years of AICRP on biological control. Project Directorate of Biological Control (ICAR), Bangalore, India. Technical Bulletin No. 8, 323 p.