Parasitoid Telur pada Hama Kubis Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera : Yponomeutidae)

Abstract

Egg parasitoids of Plutellaxylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) Eggparasitoids of the diamonback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) have never been reported in Indonesia. In this study, eggs of P. xylostella were collected from cabbage plantation in Cisarua-Bogor, Ciloto-Cianjul; Cikole-Lembang (West JUIYIT),a wangmangu (Central Java), and Malang (East Java ). Three species of parasitoids were collected: Trichogrammatoidea cojuangcoi Nagaraja (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) from the eggs collected from all areas, Trichogrammatoidea armigera Nagaraja emerged from eggs collected from Cisarua-Bogor, Cikole-Lembang, and Ciloto-Cianjur, and Trichogramma flandersi Nagaraja dun Nagarkatti (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) was only found from the eggs collected from Tawangmangu. The morphological characters of theparasitoids are discussed.