Md. Mahbub Hasan

Effect of Host Size on Biological Characteristics of Bracon hebetor Say Parasitizing Indian Meal Moth Plodia interpunctella Hübner

Md. Forhad Hossain, Md. Mahbub Hasan & Raosonara Khatun · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2021

The parasitoid Bracon hebetor has been successfully used as a biological control agent against some pyralid moths. The present study was conducted to know the impact of host size on the performance of Bracon hebetor to elevate its mass rearing technique. In this experiment, two d...

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Impact of Host Density on the Performance of the Bracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Parasitizing Indian Meal Moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Md. Forhad Hossain, Md. Mahbub Hasan & Mst. Raosonara Khatun · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2021

The parasitoid species Bracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an important beneficial insect as it can be used as a biological control agent. On the other hand, the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a serious pest of stored an...

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