VIKRAM*, LEKHA, HEMANT SWAMI AND H. K. JAIN

Investigation on “survey for the occurrence of natural enemies of lac insect (Kerr) in southern Rajasthan” was carried out in the Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur, during 2018 under Network Project on Conservation of lac Insect Genetic Resources (NP-CLIGR) with a view to record fauna associated with lac insect in the seven districts of Southern Rajasthan. Fauna associated with lac insect represented by , , ; primary parasitoid belonging to families Encyrtidae, Eulophidae and Hyper parasitoid belonging to family Braconidae. The maximum natural enemies were recorded from family Encyrtidae. Predator had maximum mean relative density among all predators, whereas, parasitoids belonging to family Encyrtidae was established parasitoid among all. Maximum total mean number of individual of natural enemies per meter of stick lac emerged from the samples collected from Banswara district whereas minimum individuals of natural enemies emerged from the samples collected from Chittorgarh district Predators, and emerged till the sixth week of sample storage whereas was recorded only during second and third week. Primary parasitoids were recorded to emerge from the samples till the fourth week of the storage.