EFFECT OF DIFFERENT HOST DIETS ON PARASITIZATION EFFICIENCY OF BRACON HEBETOR SAY

摘要

Six different diets such as rice, wheat and groundnut alone (275g each) and rice (250g) mixed with groundnut (25g), wheat (250g) mixed with groundnut (25g) and rice (125g), wheat (125g) and groundnut mixture (25g) were used as rearing diets for Corcyra cephalonica Stainton for two seasons summer and winter in the year, 2010-2011. Parasitization efficiency was recorded maximum 78.20 ±0.40% in summer and 69.50±0.78% in winter in the host reared on rice , wheat and groundnut mixture and minimum 39.45±0.13 per cent in summer and 27.50±0.66% in winter in the host reared in groundnut diet alone.