Relationship of egg parasitoids of rice planthoppers between rice and non-rice habitats

Egg parasitoids,Anagrus spp.and Oligositaspp.have been found to be important biologi-cal agents in suppressing rice planthoppers inAsian countries.However,most of these stud-ies have been confined to conditions within ricefields.In this study,field surveys were madeto study the floral and faunal diversity in vari-ous habitats surrounding rice fields.The riceand grass(Echinochloa spp.)plants were in-