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VOL. 9, ISSUE 6 (2024)
Biodiversity of aphid parasitoids (Aphidiinae: Braconidae: Hymenoptera) in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Authors
K M Tiwari, P N Tripathi, Rajendra Singh
Abstract
The present paper deals with the diversity and host relationship
between aphid parasitoids, aphids and their host plants in Ayodhya district of
eastern Uttar Pradesh (India). The result demonstrated the presence of a total
of 10 species of parasitoids belonging to 7 genera under 2 families
parasitising 13 species of aphids belonging to 9 genera infesting 31 plant
species belonging to 9 families in 102 villages/town areas of Ayodhya district.
Most of the host plants are highly economically important agricultural crops.
About 28% tritrophic associations (parasitoids - hosts - host plants) are new
record from India out of total 60 such associations observed. Aphelinidae is
represented by a single species, Aphelinus gossypii Timberlake, 1924
while Aphidiinae (Braconidae) comprises 9 species, among which Binodoxys
indicus (Subba Rao & Sharma) and Lipolexis oregmae (Gahan)
are polyphagous and diversified parasitising 4 and 3 species of aphids
infesting 11 and 10 plant species in 27 and 24 villages of Ayodhya,
respectively. Other species of parasitoids parasitise 1-3 aphid species on 1-5
host plant species.
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Pages:18-23
How to cite this article:
K M Tiwari, P N Tripathi, Rajendra Singh "Biodiversity of aphid parasitoids (Aphidiinae: Braconidae: Hymenoptera) in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 9, Issue 6, 2024, Pages 18-23
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