Inventory of indigenous natural enemies of the bean podborer, Maruca testulalis (Geyer)

From the survey in different bean growing areas conducted at Tarlac, Central Luzon State Univ. (CLSU), UPLB, Calauan and Batangas [Philippines], only one parasitic wasp was consistently collected belonging to family Braconidae, order Hymenoptera. Out of the 100 larvae collected from each location, h...

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Published inPhilippine Journal of Crop Science (Philippines) Vol. 21; no. 1
Main Authors Sison, Ma.L.J, Mantala, J.P, Adalla, C.B. (Philippines Univ. Los Banos, College, Laguna (Philippines). Inst. of Plant Breeding)
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.05.1996
Subjects
BRACONIDAE
ENEMIGOS NATURALES
ENNEMI NATUREL
HORTALIZAS (PLANTAS)
MARUCA TESTULALIS
PARASITE
PARASITISME
PARASITISMO
PARASITOS
PLANTE LEGUMIERE
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Summary:From the survey in different bean growing areas conducted at Tarlac, Central Luzon State Univ. (CLSU), UPLB, Calauan and Batangas [Philippines], only one parasitic wasp was consistently collected belonging to family Braconidae, order Hymenoptera. Out of the 100 larvae collected from each location, highest percentage parasitization was recorded at Tarlac population (40 percent) followed by CLSU (32 percent). At UPLB, only 16 percent of the population was parasitized. In Calauan, Laguna, 17 percent of the population were parasitized during the first survey, however, during the second sampling, no podborer was collected because plants were regularly sprayed with insecticide. A survey was also conducted in several areas of Batangas, but only four podborer larvae were collected. No parasite was collected, instead ants were observed with the plants. The efficiency of the braconid wasp as a parasite of Maruca testulalis will be further studied
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ISSN:0115-463X