44 N. Veena and D. Manjunath
mia et al. 1995 ). The observations recorded with
reference to progeny production in the present
study employing Trichopria sp. fall in line with
those reported by Greenberg et al. ( 1995 ), Guang
and Oloo ( 1990 ), Hentz ( 1998 ), and Honda
( 1998 ) and those regarding sex ratio corroborate
the findings of Hirashima et al. ( 1990 ) and Lea-
temia et al. ( 1995 ).
Acknowledgments The senior author expresses sincere
gratitude to the chairman, Department of Studies in Seri-
culture Science, University of Mysore.
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