Cumulative effect of rearing the parasitoid T. chilonis on H. puera and C. cephalonica in relation to life cycle, longevity of adults, per cent parasitization, fecundity and sex ratio of parasitoid showed absence of cumulative effect, when the parasitoid was reared on these host continuously for the generations. Parasitization by T. chilonis was slightly more on H. puera compared to C. cephalonica indicating the higher preference for H. puera eggs by T. chilonis.
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Manuscript Published on 01 December 1996
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