Present Status of Oriental Fruit Moth Parasite Investigations

The oriental fruit moth (Laspeyresia molesta) is attacked by a large number of parasites in the United States, and also in Europe, Australia and Japan. Because of the importance of parasitic attack and the lack of effective artificial controls, it seems probable that work with the parasites will help to control the pest. This article mentions certain possibilities both in the matter of importing foreign species and work with indigenous species and reviews the work which has been done.