Indian Journal Of Entomology
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  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 83
  • Issue: 1

New record on natural enemies of mexican beetle zygogramma bicolorata

1Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi110012, India

*Email: anandharshana@gmail.com

Abstract

Mexican beetle Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) biological controlment on Parthenium hysterophorus L. plants in Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh). The four species of insects viz., the yellow paper wasp Polistes wattii Cameron (Hymenoptera: Vespidae); the two spotted stink bug Perillus bioculatus (F.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae); the predatory bug Eocantheconafurcellata (Wolff) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and assassin bug Rhynocoris cf. fuscipes (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) were found as natural enemies of Z. bicolorata. It is the first report of predation of Mexican beetle by the yellow paper wasp and Rhynocoris bug.

Keywords

Zygogramma bicolorata, Biological control, Parthenium hysterophorus, Natural enemies, Yellow paper wasp, Rhynocoris bug, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh