Q284
Sugarcane leaf hopper (Pyrilla perpusilla) is controlled by release of lepidopteran parasitoid
A.
Epiricania melanoleuca
AnswerB.
Granulosis virus
C.
Sturmiosis inferens
D.
Trichogramma chilonis
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Sugarcane leaf hopper (Pyrilla perpusilla) is controlled by release of lepidopteran parasitoid that is Epiricania melanoleuca.Epiricania melanoleuca is a moth in the family Epipyropidae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1939. It is found in India, where its larvae are external parasitoids of the sugarcane planthopper (Pyrilla perpusilla). It has been used in biological pest control against this pest.