Q.54
Given below are two statements
Statement (I) : Eggs of Chilo partellus are laid in patches on maize plant
Statement (II) : Eggs of Sesamia inferens are parasitized by Scelionids
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Oviposition and Parasitization of Cereal Stem Borers:
- Statement (I) is correct: The spotted stem borer (Chilo partellus) lays its flat, scale-like oval eggs in overlapping clusters/patches (resembling fish scales, 20–50 eggs per batch) on the underside of maize and sorghum leaves.
- Statement (II) is correct: Eggs of the pink stem borer (Sesamia inferens) laid beneath the leaf sheath are heavily parasitized by scelionid egg parasitoid wasps (genus Telenomus, family Scelionidae).
- Conclusion: Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct (Option 1).
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