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A NEW CECIDOMYIAD PEST OF MORINGA

Volume : 25
Issue: Mar-mar
Pages: 92 - 95
Published: November 16, 2023
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Abstract


A study of the fauna of flower buds of Moringa plers gosperma has revealed the presence of a number of insects such as cater pillars, thrips, Braconids, Chalcids and Cecidomyiads. The last named o these was sent to Mr. M. S. Mani of the Indian Museum, Calcutta who ha described it as a new species. Stictodiplosis moringas in the Records o the Indian Museum, Vol. XXXVIII. Part II. page 195. The present pape gives a short account of the life history and habits of the pest together with its natural enemies and the results of the trials for its control.

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92 - 95
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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