Trichogramma japonicum under the Foldscope
Oct 08, 2018 • 12:10 AM UTC
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Sreerama Kumar Prakya
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Trichogramma japonicum is the best biological control agent for the rice stem borer, which causes enormous yield losses year after year in India and several rice-growing countries in Asia. This minute parasitoid impedes the life cycle of the stem borer by attacking the latter’s eggs in the field.
[Insects supplied by Dr Y. Lalitha]
[Insects supplied by Dr Y. Lalitha]
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