Parasitisation of soft brown scale, Coccus hesperidum Howard by an aphelinid wasp, Coccophagus ceroplastae (Howard) infesting orchids from Sikkim, India

Authors

  • Rumki Heloise Ch. Sangma ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong, Sikkim-737106, India.
  • Dipen Dahal ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong, Sikkim-737106, India.
  • D. R. Singh ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong, Sikkim-737106, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v40i4.100

Keywords:

Coccophagus ceroplastae, endoparasitoids, Coccoidea, Coccus hesperidum, Orchids

Abstract

Coccophagus ceroplastae (Howard) an aphelinid parasitic wasp was found to parasitize populations of the soft brown scale, Coccus hesperidum Howard infesting the orchids in Sikkim, India. Parasitization under natural conditions was found to range from 5-45%. This is the first report of Coccophagus ceroplastae (Howard) on Soft brown scales on orchids.

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2015-12-01

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Sangma, R. H. C., Dahal, D., & Singh, D. R. (2015). Parasitisation of soft brown scale, Coccus hesperidum Howard by an aphelinid wasp, Coccophagus ceroplastae (Howard) infesting orchids from Sikkim, India. ENTOMON, 40(4), 249–252. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v40i4.100

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Vol. 40 No. 4 (2015)

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Short Communications

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