First record of Megaselia scalaris (Loew, 1866) (Diptera: Phoridae) as a facultative parasite to Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) at Menoufia Governorate, Egypt
Abstract:During laboratory rearing of black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon in the Experimental Station of Agricultural Research, At Sers Ellyan city, Menoufia governorate, at October 2020 under 25± 2°C and 60± 5% RH conditions, for biological and toxicological studies, it was observed that the most of pupae of the black cutworm, A. ipsilon were destroyed and numerous of small larvae were found alive inside the pupa fluid as a parasite. The small larvae of the parasite were placed in individual glass jars and kept in the same… Show more
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