Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Parasitism of Cymbidium Scale, Lepidosaphes pinnaeformis (Bouche) infesting Cymbidium Orchids by Aphelinid parasitoid, Aphytis sp. from Sikkim, India.

Dr. R. P. Medhi, Dr. N. K. Meena, Ms. R. Ch. Sangma

Abstract :

Cymbidium scale, Lepidosaphes pinnaeformis (Bouche) was found to be parasitized by an Aphelinid wasp belonging to the genera Aphytis. The percent parasitization was found to range from 6 - 38 %. Its occurrence is reported for the first time on Orchids from Sikkim, India.

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Dr. R.P. Medhi,Dr. N.K.Meena,Ms. R. Ch. Sangma Parasitism of Cymbidium Scale, Lepidosaphes pinnaeformis (Bouche) infesting Cymbidium Orchids by Aphelinid parasitoid, Aphytis sp. from Sikkim, India. International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 12 December 2014


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