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Egg Parasitoids in Tobacco Ecosystem

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In tobacco ecosystem, the common lepidopteran targets for egg parasitoids include Spodoptera litura, Helicoverpa armigera and Scrobipalpa heliopa. For bio-suppression of S. litura, Trichogramma chilonis was found to be less effective than Telenomus remus. Among the different tobacco types (cultivars), those with higher number of glandular trichomes and length of trichomes appeared to be less favourable to the motility and parasitisation by T. remus, the ‘Lanka’ type being more favourable. Integrated use of T. remus with predator Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi (Esben-Petersen) (published as Chrysopa scelestes) and castor as a trap crop around tobacco nurseries has been recommended. In irrigated (FCV) tobacco, early release of T. remus at 40,000/ha, followed by three need-based sprays of Sl NPV at 250LE/ha, was found promising as an IPM strategy for S. litura. Among the pesticides screened for biosafety for T. remus adult, copper oxychloride, carbendazim, metalaxyl and phosalone appeared to be least toxic. The future thrusts for impact of egg parasitoids in the tobacco ecosystem include safety of new insecticides recommended in tobacco, better storage and release system, besides quality control in mass production for T. remus and selection of suitable plant characters for bio-suppression by egg parasitoids.

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Rao, S.G., Sreedhar, U. (2013). Egg Parasitoids in Tobacco Ecosystem. In: Sithanantham, S., Ballal, C., Jalali, S., Bakthavatsalam, N. (eds) Biological Control of Insect Pests Using Egg Parasitoids. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1181-5_14

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