Economical and distributional status of Uzi fly Exorista sorbillans Wied (Diptera: Tachinidae) in sericulture in India

Dr. T. V. Sathe; A. S. Desai

Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Economical and distributional status of Uzi fly Exorista sorbillans Wied (Diptera: Tachinidae) in sericulture in India

Dr. T. V. Sathe, A. S. Desai

Abstract :

The Uzi fly Exorista sorbillans Wiedmann (Diptera: Tachinidae) is serious endoparasitoid of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori L. which caused mortalities in B. mori ranging from 8% to 80% in sericultural states of India. It was prevalent in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. In Karnataka E. sorbillans infested 80 % silk worms and in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh it ranged from 30% to 40%. Uzi fly also caused mortalities in silkworms with high per cent in sericulturally nontraditional states like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. For its control and dissemination prevention in virgin area, needs adoptation of preventive and curative measures.