Abstract
Oviposition by the cassava hornworm,Erinnyis ello L., was quantified for upper (abaxial) and lower (adaxial) leaf surfaces of cassava in the department of Tolima, Colombia. Relative rates of egg parasitism byTelenomus sphingis Ashmead on the different leaf surfaces were determined and compared. Approximately 6% of hornworm eggs had been placed on lower leaf surfaces. These eggs showed significantly lower rates of parasitism indicating reduced searching time or efficiency by the parasitoid on leaf undersides.
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