Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) plays a prominent role in suppressing pest at early stages of cotton crops. It controls the pests of different crops and recommended for biological control programmes against insect pest. The most common species, C. carnea is widely used and studied for its host preference and reproductive and predatory potential on different pest species. However, the information on survival and predatory potential of this predator the requirement of host eggs of Corcyra cephalonica for this species is lacking Intensive cultivation and use of high yielding varieties under the...