RECORD OF NATURAL ENEMIES OF WHITEFLY, BEMISIA TABACI (GENNADIUS)(HEMIPTERA: ALEYRODIDAE) IN SOME CULTIVATED CROPS IN HARYANA

Abstract

The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is a worldwide pest in diverse agroecosystems. There arenumerous species of predators and parasitoids that are associated with this pest. A field survey was conducted to determine the natural enemies of B. tabaci in 14 cultivated crops in Hisar, Haryana. Six species of natural enemies of B. tabaci were observed, including 5 species of predators and onespecies of parasitoid. Serangium parcesetosum Sicard, Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius) andBrumoides suturalis (Fabricius) were the most commonly found predators. Encarsia lutea was theonly nymphal parasitoid reported on seven crops. S. parcesetosum was reported for the first timefrom Haryana on B. tabaci on cotton.