CONTENTS OF JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL VOLUME 21 SPECIAL ISSUE
Research status and scope for biological control of sucking pests in India:
A case study of thrips. S. SITHANANTHAM, R. VARATHARAJAN, CHANDISH R BALLAL, AND P. N. GANGA VISALAKSHY.
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Microbial control of sucking pests using entomopahtogenic fungi.
R. J. RABINDRA and B. RAMANAUJAM
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Entomopathogenic fungi for the control of economically importatn whiteflies.
B. VASANTHARAJ DAVID and P. SELVARAJ
29
Parasitization of aphids on cauliflower seed crop in relation to their
population uild up in midhills of Himachal Pradesh. P. R. GUPTA, S. MALHOTRA A and A.K. VARMA.
37
Tobacco cultivar and tobacco type mediated effects on the incidence
of aphid parasitoid, Aphidius sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) and predator Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius)
(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). S. GUNNESWARA RAO, J. V. PRASAD, P. VENKATESWARALU, K. SIVARAJAU, SP. SINGH AND P. K. NAIK.
45
Feeding potential of different species of syrphid larva on Aphis fabae
Scopoli infesting Solanum nigrum in mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. A. SOOD, K. S. KAPOOR, J. . VERMA, K. C. SHARMA
and M. SOOD
51
Role of tall growing millet crops in the biological suppression of aphid,
Myzus nicotianae Blackman on bidi tobacco. G.M. V. PRASADA RAO, P. VENKATESWARLU, K. RAJU and M. SIVARAMAKRISHNA
55
Survey study of sucking pests of sandalwood (Santalum album Linn.)
and their natural enemies and seasonal fluctuation of Cardiacoccus bivalvata and its parasitoids. O. K. RAMADEVI,
Y. B. SRINIVASA and RAJA MUTHUKRISHNAN 59
Coccinellids and Chrysopids as native predators os sucking pests in relation
to rainfed cotton production system. S. VENNILA, V. K. BIRADAR and P.R. PANCHBHAI
65
Feeding preference of anthocorid predators for parasitized and unparasitized
eggs of Corcyra cephalonica (Stainon) and Helicoverpa armigera (Hubener). TRIPTI GUPTA and CHANDISH R. BALLAL.
73
Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of Chrysoperla carnea
(Stephens) to kairomones- acid hydrolyzed/ oxidised L- tryptophan and its
breakdown products. N. BAKTHAVATSALAM
and P. L.
TANDON.
79
Population of predators associated wih leafhopper in sunflower. H. BASAPPA
85
Effect of chemical defence on fitness of ladbird predators, Cheilomenes
sexmaculata (Fabricius).
B. K. AGARWALA and P. J. BHOWMIK
89
Evaluation of the functional and numerical responses of Cheilomenes
sexmaculata (Fabricius), a potential biocontrol agentof bean aphids. R. K. LOKESHWARI, P. BAIJAYA, T. K. SINGH and B.
K. AGARWALA. 97
Seasonal abundance and feeding potential of Harmonia dmidiata
(Fabricius) in relation to key sucking pest of oak. M. SHARMILA DEVI, P. BIJAYA, B. K. AGARWALA and T. K. SINGH.
101
Comparative prey consumption and searching efficiency of Coccinella
septempunctata Linnaeus on two important tea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) and Aphis
craccivora Koch. T. SHANTIBALA, O. HEMACHANDRA and T. K. SINGH. 107
Overwintering, emergence patterm, sex raio and mating strategy of Aphelinuus
mali (Haldeman), an endoparasitoid oft he wooly apple aphid . P. R. GUPTA, ANIL SOOD and S. P. VERMA.
113
Growth, development and feeding potential of grubs of Chilocorus infernalis
Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on the San Jose scale, Quardraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock). P. R. GUPTA and
INDERJIT SINGH.
119
Prey-Predator relations with reference to tea aphid, Toxoptera aurantii
(Boyer de Fonscolombe) and syrphid predators. DHANPATI DEVI and R. VARATHARAJAN
125
Field efficacy of Australian lady bird beetle, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Mulsant in the suppression of striped mealybug Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell) on tuberose. M. MANI and A.KRISHNAMOORTHY.
129
Impact of entomopathogenic fungus, Verticillium lecanii (Zimmerman)
Viegas on natural enemies of cabbagae aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (Linnaeus) and other beneficial insects. ALI
DERAKHSHAN SA, R. J. RABINDRA and B. RAMANUJAM. 133
A simplified technique for mass mulitiplication of Micromus igorotus
Banks (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) on sugacane wolly aphid, Ceratovacuna lanigera Zehtner. M. VIDYA, S. LINGAPPA, R. K. PATIL
and G. K. RAMEGOWDA. 141
Parasitoids and effect of weather factors on their parasitism on babul
whitefly, Acaudaleyrodes rachipora (Singh) (Hemiptera: Aleyroddae) infestng Prosopis juliflora in Indian
arid zone. V. P PANDEY, R. SUNDARARAJ, and
S. I. AHMED.
149
Preliminary investigations on bicontrol of sucking pests of okra by plant
growth promoting rhizobacteria. K. S. JAGADEESH, D. N. DHANALAXMI and
C.P. MALLAPUR
153
Biocontrol potential of Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus (Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae) on major homopteran pests of rapeseed. Y. BILASHNI, T. K. SINGH and RADHAKISHORE SINGH.
157
Biocontrol poential of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) on Melanaphis
sacchari (Zehtner) and Uroleucon compositae (Theobald). R. H. PATIL and S.P. HALLOLLI.
163
Host range, biology and feeding potential of brown lacewing, Micromus
igorotus Banks. M. VIDYA, S. LINGAPPA, R.K.PATIL and G.K.RAMEGOWDA.
167
Laboratory and field evaluation of some entompathogenic fungi against sugarcane
woolly aphid, Ceratovacuna lanigera Zehntner (Homoptera: Aphididae). G. K. RAMEGOWDA, M. VIDYA, R. K. PATIL,
M. S. PUTTANNRAVAR and S. LINGAPPA.
173
Feeding ptential of Ischidon scutellaris (F.) (Diptera: Syrphidae)
on green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Homoptera: Aphididae). SHARANABASAPPA, K. A. KULKARNI, C. P.
MALLAPUR, K.P. GUNDANNAVAR and D. N. KAMBREKAR
177
Effect of entomofungal pathogens on sugarcane woolly aphid, Ceratovacuna
lanigera Zehntner and its predator. R. NIRMALA, S. I. HARLAPUR, B. RAMANUJAM, R. J. RABINDRA and N. S. RAO
179
Susceptibility oof two spotted red spider mite, Tetranychus urticae
Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) to entomofungal pathogens. S. K. GHOSH, T. H. M. SHIVAPRAKASH and KHADER KHAN
183
Identification of fungal pathogens of the spidermites, Tetranychus
neocaledonicus Andre and Tetranychus urticae Koch from natural associations and through articial inoculations.
P SREERAMA KUMAR
187
Predatory efficiency and biology of two species of anthocorid bugs
feeding on Megalurothrips distalis (Karny) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) . W. SANGEETHA DEVI, O. D. SINGH and R. VARATHARAJAN
193
Acarotoxicity of Hirsulettla thomsponii Fisher exudate wth reference
to the two- potted spider mite, Tetranychus uticae Koch. P. SREERAMA KUMAR and LEENA SINGH
203
Recommendations
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