1ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, H A Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru, 560024, Karnataka, India
2ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Manipur Centre, Lamphelpat, 795004, Manipur, India
Department of Entomology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
*Email: pipithockchom@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Online Published on 17 May, 2023.
Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a serious pest of brinjal. During the field observations, a solitary larval parasitoid of L. orbonalis viz., Trathala flavoorbitalis (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) was osberved. The present study reports larval parasitism of L. orbonalis with 6% field parasitism by T. flavoorbitalis in Manipur.
Leucinodes orbonalis, Trathala flavoorbitalis, Brinjal, Larval parasitism, First observation, Manipur
