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Parasites of the Moth-Borers of Sugar-cane in Mauritius

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

L. Andre Moutia
Affiliation:
Associate Entomologist
Claude. M. Courtois
Affiliation:
Technical Assistant, Department of Agriculture, Mauritius.

Extract

There are three moth-borers of sugar-cane in Mauritius, Proceras sacchariphagus Boj. (Crambid.), Sesamia vuteria (Stoll) (Agrotid.) and Olethreutes schistaceana (Snell.) (Olethreutid.).

The eggs of all three are parasitised by Trichogramma sp. ? australicum Gir., while a second undetermined species of Trichogramma parasitises the eggs of Sesamia and Olethreutes. Sesamia eggs are also parasitised by a Scelionid, Platytelenomus sp. ? hylas Nixon.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1952

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