Abstract

Seven parasitoids were reared from natural population of rice leaf folder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee) in Karaikal region, Union Territory of Pondicherry. Goniozus sp . and Elasmus johnstoni Ferriere were the most effective. The parasitism ranged from 4.0.-22.0 per cent. Pediobius bruchicida (Rondani) is reported for the first time on C. medinalis from the coastal region of Karaikal. Parasitization by Pediobius bruchicida was upto 4.0 per cent.

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