Recent studies on the mango leaf-gall midge Procontarinia matteiana Kieffer and Cecconi (Dip. Cecidomyiidae) and its parasites in India and on prospects for biological control of the pest in Oman.
Sankaran T., Mjeni A. M.
Author Affiliation: International Institute of Biological Control, Indian Station, Bangalore 560?024, India.
Acta Horticulturae : 587-592
Abstract : Notes are given on the biology and economic status of Procontarinia matteiana, a serious pest of mangoes. The known parasitoids of the pest include 3 species of Chrysonotomyia and 2 species of Tetrastichus. Brief notes are given on the distribution and relative abundance of the above parasitoids and others.