Rearing and release ofBonnetia comta(Diptera: Tachinidae), a parasite ofAgrotis ipsilon(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

摘要

The methods used to rearBonnetia comta(Fallen) onAgrotis ipsilonHufnagel are described, including the use of kairomones to stimulate larviposition. The parasite was released at 6 sites near Auckland and Gisborne but has not been recovered at any site.