The Asian rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzae (Wood-Mason) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is a serious pest of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in India. Seven distinct biotypes of the Asian rice gall midge have been characterized so far from different parts of India. Warangal rice gall midge population is designated as biotype 4M. In order to find the virulence pattern of the rice gall midge population, single gall midge female virulence test was conducted at RARS . | Assessment of virulence of rice gall midge orseolia oryzae Wood-Mason population at Warangal Telangana India
