| parasitization of fifth instar tasar silkworm, antheraea mylitta, by the uzi fly, blepharipa zebina; a host-parasitoid interaction and its effect on host's nutritional parameters and parasitoid development. | the uzi fly, blepharipa zebina, is a well-known larval endoparasitoid of the tropical tasar silkworm, antheraea mylitta. the present study dealt with the effect of the number of maggots developing per host on host nutritional parameters, parasitoid development and reproduction. nutritional indices for ingestion, digestion, approximate digestibility, relative consumption rate, relative growth rate, and gain in body weight declined significantly with the increase in parasitoid burden, but the effi ... | 2005 | 15707871 |