TY - JOUR AU - Bhosale, A. M. PY - 2018/10/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Parasitism potential of Campoletis chlorideae Uchida (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae) against Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) JF - ENTOMON JA - Entomon VL - 43 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://www.entomon.in/index.php/Entomon/article/view/389 SP - 171-176 AB - <p>Studies were conducted on nutritional requirement and host age, specificity and density&nbsp;that play a vital role in mass rearing of the parasitoid <em>Campoletis chlorideae </em>Uchida a solitary larval&nbsp;parasitoid of <em>Helicoverpa armigera </em>(Hubner), a notorious and polyphagus pest of pulses and&nbsp;vegetables in India. Results indicated that <em>C. chlorideae </em>fed with 50% honey solution was best&nbsp;suited for maximum longevity of adults. <em>H. armigera </em>was the most suitable host and exposure of 3-6&nbsp;day old caterpillars at a density of 20 gave maximum progeny production that can be effectively&nbsp;utilized in mass rearing programmes for field release.</p> ER -