Eucelatoria bryani Sabrosky

 

Taxonomic position

Diptera: Tachinidae Eucelatoria bryani

Year of introduction

 1978

Source

 Arizona, USA  

Target pest

Helicoverpa armigera (Huebner)

Crops

 Tomato, cotton, chickpea, and others

Present status

 Not released in the field

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. Mani, M. and Krishnamoorthy, A. 1983. Recovery of two exotic parasites Trichogramma brasiliensis (Hym.,Trichogrammatidae) and Eucelatoria bryani (Dip., Tachinidae) from Heliothis armigera (Lep., Noctuidae) in tomato fields. Entomophaga, 28: 401-405.

3. 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.