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HELDAcnvmES OFPARASITOIDS ON DIAMONDBACK MOTH, PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA (L.) IN SOUTHERN MAHARASHTRA

V.K. Biradar, B.K. Dhanorkar

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¹Department of Agricultural Entomology, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani - 431402, India

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Cite article:- Biradar V.K., Dhanorkar B.K. (2025). HELDAcnvmES OFPARASITOIDS ON DIAMONDBACK MOTH, PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA (L.) IN SOUTHERN MAHARASHTRA. Agricultural Science Digest. 24(2): 155-' 156. doi: .

ABSTRACT

In Parbhani, Southern area of Maharashtra ( India) Apanteles plutellae Kurdj, a larval and Oomyzus sokolowskii Kurdj., a pupal parasitoid have been identified as predominant on diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. on commercially grown cauliflower fields. Maximum parasitisation i.e. 52.50 per cent (20.00% larval and 32.50% pupal) was recorded in February. The highest larval (20.00%) and pupal (34.67%) parasitisation were recorded in the month of February and March, respectively.

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