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Notes: The effect of temperature was studied on the survival and oviposition of Tetrastichus kodaikanalensis, a hyperparasitoid of Microterys ericeri, a parasitoid of Ericerus pela. The generation survival rate was 1.84, 31.83, 80.39, 72.75, 48.08 and 22.81% at 18, 21, 24, 27, 30 and 33°C, respectively. Oviposition was greatest at 30°C. Population peaks for adults of T. kodaikanalensis hyperparasitizing males of E. pela occurred at the end of June, beginning of August and end of September. Peaks in adults hyperparasitizing females of E. pela occurred during the beginning of August, end of September and end of October-beginning of November. The greatest parasitism of M. ericeri in E. pela occurred in 4th-instar larvae. Control of the parasitoid M. ericeri in E. pela was achieved by releasing pupae of T. kodaikanalensis, resulting in an increase in production of wax and ovisacs.