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1.Apanteles angaleti Muesebeck is a solitary endoparasite of thePink bollworm,Platyedra gossypiella Saunders in India.
2. The host selection of the parasite has been studied in detail. The females prefer 4 to 8 days old larvæ for oviposition and the maximum eggs are deposited in 6 days old larvæ.
3. Various factors which stimulate oviposition in parasites in general and particularly in the case ofApanteles angaleti have been discussed. In this case the host selection is based primarily on physical characters of the host larvæ such as rigidity of integument. Stimulus for oviposition is the sense of touch and not that of smell.
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Narayanan, E.S., Subba Rao, B.R. & Kaur, R.B. Host selection and oviposition response inApanteles angaleti Muesebeck (Braconidæ: Hymenoptera). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 49, 139–147 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051644
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