REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF APANTELES CREATONOTI VIERECK (HYMENOPTERA) IN RELATION TO AGE OF THIOCIDAS POSTICA WLK. CATERPILLARS (LEPIDOPTERA)
T. V. SATHE *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR-416004, INDIA.
M. V. SANTHAKUMAR *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR-416004, INDIA.
S. A. NAMDAR *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR-416004, INDIA.
D. M. INGAWALE *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR-416004, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Reproductive potential in relation to host age was studied providing 1 to 10 day old Thiocides postica Wik, larvae to Apanteles creatonoti Viereck. Age groups 2-9 day old were susceptible, 4 day old shows maximum 41.33% parasitism while I and 10 day old remained unparasitized. The study was conducted at laboratory conditions (24 - 1°C, 55 to 60%. R. H.),