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Native parasitoid complex of the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) from Northern India

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Biological control of invasive fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is important in Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Surveys were conducted to determine the native parasitoid complex and to assess parasitism rates of FAW in its newly invaded areas. Overall, 80.46% larval mortality by the natural enemy complex was observed. Chelonus nr. blackburni (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was the predominant parasitoid in the study area causing 49.24% larval mortality followed by Chelonus formosanus. This study reports the native parasitoid complex of FAW from North Indian conditions as well as the first report of Temelucha sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) parasitizing FAW from Indian geographical boundaries.

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Authors thankfully acknowledge Late Niranjana G N and Mr. Mogili Ramaiah for their help in capturing the images of parasitoids and also Head, Entomology Division for providing required support during studies. This work is a part of ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute in-house project entitled “Studies on biochemistry, physiology and molecular biology of insects and nematodes of economic importance (Code- CRSC-IARI-SIL-2014034266)” and “Studies of population dynamics/epidemiology, host- plant relationship, tritrophic interactions, and development of pest management strategies in relation to climate change and contemporary cropping systems (Code-CRSC-IARI-SIL-2014033265)”.

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    Doddachowdappa Sagar, Sachin S. Suroshe, M. C. Keerthi & Rahul Kumar Chandel

  2. ICAR – National Research Centre for Banana, Tamil Nadu, 620102, Trichy, India

    J. Poorani

  3. ICAR – National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Karnataka, 56024, Bengaluru, India

    Ankita Gupta

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Sagar, D., Suroshe, S.S., Keerthi, M.C. et al. Native parasitoid complex of the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) from Northern India. Int J Trop Insect Sci 42, 2773–2778 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-022-00743-4

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