Sturmiopsis inferens
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Sturmiopsis inferens is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.[1] It is native to Asia and is a parasitoid of the Gurdaspur borer (Bissetia steniellus) and the sugarcane shoot borer (Chilo infuscatellus).
Biology
Sturmiopsis inferens is a naturally occurring parasitoid of the sugarcane shoot borer (Chilo infuscatellus), and it has proved possible to use it as a biological control of this sugarcane pest.[2]
This fly is viviparous. A newly-hatched female mates with a slightly older male and there follows a gestation period of 12 to 16 days. The female then seeks out a tunnel made by the larvae of a sugarcane borer; she deposits her larvae in the tunnel and they invade the host larvae through their cuticles. When fully fed, after 6 to 15 days, the parasitoid larvae pupate in the tunnel, emerging as adults in 12 to 14 days. The length of each life stage depends on the temperature and humidity, the total being in the range 30 to 45 days.[3]
References
- ^ a b O'Hara, James E.; Shima, Hiroshi; Zhang, Chuntian (2009). "Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2190. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 1–236. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Srikanth, J.; Salin, K.P.; Kurup, N.K.; Bai, K. Subadra (2009). "Assessment of the tachinid Sturmiopsis inferens as a natural and applied biological control agent of sugarcane shoot borer (Chilo infuscatellus) in southern India". Sugar Technology. 11 (1): 51–59. doi:10.1007/s12355-009-0009-5.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Upadhyay, Rajeev K.; Mukerji, K.G.; Chamola, B.P. (2001). Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture: Volume 2: Insect Pests. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-0-306-46587-1.