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Section 12: Natural Enemies<br />

Host Enemy Nature Location Author Date Summary<br />

D. ciliatus O.<br />

longicaudatus<br />

B. zonata,<br />

Chetostoma<br />

completum<br />

Opius sp.,<br />

Torymoides<br />

kiesenwetteri<br />

Parasitoid Coimbatore,<br />

South India<br />

Vadivelu et<br />

al.<br />

Parasitoid North India Agarwal <strong>and</strong><br />

Kapoor<br />

Parasitoid Northern<br />

India<br />

B. dorsalis Opius incisi Parasitoid Burrdwan,<br />

West Bengal<br />

A. helianthi Menochilus<br />

sexmaculatus<br />

B. dorsalis, B.<br />

zonata<br />

Natural<br />

enemies<br />

Predator Madhya<br />

Pradesh<br />

Agarwal <strong>and</strong><br />

Kapoor<br />

1976 Parasite on some South Indian crop pests out <strong>of</strong> which Biosteres longicaudatus Ashm. (Opius<br />

longicaudatus) on Dacus ciliatus Lw. (brevistylus Bez.) has been newly recorded.<br />

1989 The torymid Dimeromicrus kiesenwetteri [Torymoides kiesenwetteri] was found parasitizing pupae <strong>of</strong><br />

the tephritid Chetostoma completum, a pest <strong>of</strong> Centaurea cyanus in India. A species <strong>of</strong> the braconid<br />

genus Opius was found parasitizing pupae <strong>of</strong> the tephritid Bactrocera zonata.<br />

1989 A species <strong>of</strong> the braconid genus Opius was found parasitizing pupae <strong>of</strong> the tephritid Bactrocera<br />

zonata.<br />

Banerjee 1990 During light-trapping the braconid parasitoid Opius incisi, a parasitoid <strong>of</strong> Bactrocera dorsalis, showed<br />

well defined nocturnal activity. Larger numbers <strong>of</strong> the parasitoid were present in March <strong>and</strong> August,<br />

which was probably due to host distribution <strong>and</strong> favourable weather conditions prevailing in these 2<br />

months.<br />

Cavalloro et<br />

al.<br />

Chaudhary<br />

et al.<br />

Predator Jalaluddin et<br />

al.<br />

4 spp Kumar <strong>and</strong><br />

Monga<br />

1983 Over 30 species <strong>of</strong> hymenopterous parasites <strong>of</strong> tephritids are reported mainly from India. The hosts<br />

include the beneficial tephritids Ensina sonchi (L.), which destroys the weeds Cirsium arvense <strong>and</strong><br />

Sonchus arvensis <strong>and</strong> was parasitised by a species <strong>of</strong> Pteromalus, <strong>and</strong> Procecidochares utilis Stone<br />

(a promising biological control agent against cr<strong>of</strong>ton weed (Eupatorium adenophorum), which was<br />

parasitised by Dimeromicrus vibidia (Wlk.) in Nepal. The other hosts are in the genera Dacus,<br />

Carpomyia, Acanthiophilus <strong>and</strong> Chetostoma, <strong>and</strong> include some well-known pests.<br />

1983 Discovered a coccinellid, Menochilus sexmaculatus feeding on the larvae <strong>of</strong> the capsule fruit flies, A.<br />

helianthi .<br />

1998 In India during 1994-95, the carabid Pheropsophus sobrinus desbordesi [P. hilaris sobrinus] was<br />

observed preying on larvae <strong>and</strong> pupae <strong>of</strong> B. correcta that fell to the ground. The carabid population<br />

peaked in July <strong>and</strong> August.<br />

1996 In a laboratory study, Zygoballus indica, Lyssomanes sikkimensis, Myrmarachne bengalensis <strong>and</strong><br />

Lycosa mackenziei showed high preference for Idioscopus sp. <strong>and</strong> Drosicha mangifera, <strong>and</strong><br />

moderate preference for Bactrocera dorsalis <strong>and</strong> B. zonata.<br />

Integrated Management <strong>of</strong> Fruit Flies in India: Knowledge Review 57 <strong>of</strong> 110

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