Vol. 12, Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Aswini R, S Jeyarajan Nelson, N Chitra, M Alagar and S Mohan Kumar

Abstract:
Bracon hebetor Say is a gregarious Lepidopteran larval ectoparasitoid that is used in the Integrated Pest Management programme as a biocontrol agent. Fecundity of B. hebetor on five lepidopteran larvae viz., Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton), Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) and Opisina arenosella (Walker) was assessed. The results of this study showed that fecundity of B. hebetor was higher in 3^rd instar larvae of G. mellonella followed by 5^th instar larvae of S. frugiperda, C. cephalonica, S. litura and O. arenosella.