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Agriculture · Q458

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 458

Q458

Perilissus cingulator is the larval Parasitoid of

A.
DBM
B.
Mustard aphid
C.
Mustard sawfly
Answer
D.
None

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Perilissus cingulator is the larval Parasitoid of a Mustard sawfly.
It is greenish-black with a wrinkled body and eight pairs of pro-legs. On slightest touch the larva falls to round and feigns death.
The larvae had 6 instars, fed on the leaves, and pupated after 14 - 16 days.