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.