Table 4.
Parasitism rates of parasitoid species on FAW larvae collected from different maize-growing regions within the Indian Eastern Gangetic Plains.
| Location | Number of larvae reared | Parasitoid observed | Parasitoid family | Parasitism rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birbhum, West Bengal | 252 | Ch. formosanus | Braconidae | 7.54 |
| C. chlorideae | Ichneumonidae | 4.37 | ||
| Euplectrus spp. | Eulophidae | 3.57 | ||
| Cha. bicolor | Ichneumonidae | 4.37 | ||
| M. manilae | Braconidae | 13.89 | ||
| Murshidabad, West Bengal | 97 | C. chlorideae | Ichneumonidae | 3.09 |
| Cha. bicolor | Ichneumonidae | 5.15 | ||
| Temelucha spp. | Ichneumonidae | 2.06 | ||
| Malda, West Bengal | 663 | Ch. formosanus | Braconidae | 0.60 |
| C. chlorideae | Ichneumonidae | 0.30 | ||
| Co. ruficrus | Braconidae | 0.60 | ||
| Euplectrus spp. | Eulophidae | 0.60 | ||
| Cha. bicolor | Ichneumonidae | 1.06 | ||
| M. prodeniae | Braconidae | 1.21 | ||
| M. manilae | Braconidae | 1.66 | ||
| Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal | 166 | Ch. formosanus | Braconidae | 0.60 |
| M. manilae | Braconidae | 2.41 | ||
| Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal | 509 | C. chlorideae | Ichneumonidae | 0.20 |
| Euplectrus spp. | Eulophidae | 0.79 | ||
| Cha. bicolor | Ichneumonidae | 0.98 | ||
| M. prodeniae | Braconidae | 0.59 | ||
| M. manilae | Braconidae | 1.18 | ||
| Darjeeling, West Bengal | 98 | M. manilae | Braconidae | 3.06 |
| Coochbehar, West Bengal | 150 | C. chlorideae | Ichneumonidae | 2.00 |
| M. manilae | Braconidae | 4.00 | ||
| Katihar, Bihar | 231 | Ch. formosanus | Braconidae | 0.87 |
| Euplectrus spp. | Eulophidae | 3.03 | ||
| M. prodeniae | Braconidae | 0.87 | ||
| M. manilae | Braconidae | 3.46 | ||
| Purnea, Bihar | 192 | Cha. bicolor | Ichneumonidae | 1.04 |
| M. manilae | Braconidae | 1.56 | ||
| Kishanganj, Bihar | 170 | Euplectrus spp. | Eulophidae | 3.53 |
| Cha. bicolor | Ichneumonidae | 7.65 | ||
| M. prodeniae | Braconidae | 1.76 | ||
| M. manilae | Braconidae | 10.0 |
Ch. formosonus = Chelonus formosanus, C. chlorideae = Campoletis chlorideae, Co. ruficrus = Cotesia ruficrus, Cha. bicolor = Charops bicolor, M. manilae = Microplitis manilae, M. prodeniae = Microplitis prodeniae.