Thanks for this great information. I am still waiting for the
response from our Australian friends. Are you having any idea on this
aspect?

regards
Pankaj Oudhia

--- In IPRNG@..., GAUTAM RAM DASS <gautamjul@y...>
wrote:
>
> Dear Pankaj,
> The shipment of zygogramma bicolorata was held in quarantine for
host-specificity test (40 plant species only) before field releases
in 1983. (Jayannth, K.P. and Sudha Nagarkatti, 1987, Investigations
on the host-specificity and damage potential of zygogramma bicolorata
Pallister introduced into India for the biological control of
Parthenium hysterophorus. Entomon 12(2):141-145 ).
> Regards
> Gautam,RD
>
> Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoudhia@i...> wrote:
> Thanks Dr.Gautam for the information.
>
> Please quote the source of information about forty test species. I
> feel that it is very less number as Zygogramma tested on forty
> species has been released in nature having thousands of plant and
> insect species of economical value. Why researchers have not tested
> it on as much as possible species?
>
> regards
> Pankaj Oudhia
>
> --- In IPRNG@..., GAUTAM RAM DASS <gautamjul@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Pankaj.
> > In India, feeding of Zygogramma bicolorata in laboratoty under
> quarantine conditions was done on 40 plant species. Out these, no
> adult feeding oviposition or larval feeding were observed except on
> Parthenium hysterophorus. Slight adult feeding was observed on
niger
> (Guizotia abyssinica) and jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum). Hope,
> other experts will also be responding. In case Australian position
> remains unattnded, let me know I will get back to you after
recovery
> from my ill health in order to reply this part.
> > Wish you and IPRNG family a prosperous year 2006
> > Regards
> >
> > Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoudhia@i...> wrote:
> > It should be but the reference literatures say that it has been
> > tested on few plants. How we can get the number of test species?
> Dr.
> > K.A.Kulkarni or anyone from NRC weed science may have some data?
I
> am
> > also waiting for responses from Australia.
> >
> > regards
> > Pankaj Oudhia
> >
> > --- In IPRNG@..., "Dr. M. Mahadevappa"
> > <mahadevrice@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I think it is done for all wildly growing plants and
> systematically
> > on cultivated crops. There are scientists who worked and would
> > probablyl respond to this
> > >
> > > M mahadevappa
> > > Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoudhia@i...> wrote:
> > > Dear Group Members,
> > > Yesterday I was delivering lecture on Parthenium among
school
> > boys.
> > > During discussion on biocontrol I got question about the number
> of
> > > plant species on which Zygogramma beetles were tested before
> > release in
> > > Australia and India. Experts like Dr. Mahadevappa, Dr.Gautam
and
> > > Dr.Throp are with us in this group.
> > >
> > > Looking forward for replies.
> > >
> > > regards
> > > Pankaj Oudhia
> > >
> > >
> > >
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