Diaphainia indica (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) is a serious pest of Gerkins (Cucumis anguria L. Family: Cucurbitaceae) or pickling Cucumber. a major export oriented crop of India. Four natural enemies, Trichogrannna chilonis. Dolichogenidea stantoni, larval-pupal parasitoid Xanthopimpla punctata Fabr and the entomopathogen Nomurea rileyi were recorded from the eggs and larval stages of the pest. T. chilonis and Nomurea rileyi are new records on D. indica from India. (C) 2005 Association for Advancement of Entomology. AI: Y BT: Parasites-diseases-and-disorders; Parasites-; Insect-parasites; Hosts-; Insect-hosts; Diseases-and-disorders; Microbial-diseases; Land-zones; Oriental-region; Eurasia-; Asia-; India- Diaphania-indica ( Pyralidae- ) : Hymenopteran-parasites, Trichogramma-chilonis, Xanthopimpla-punctata, Dolichogenidea-stantoni, Recorded-, Fungal-diseases, Nomurea-rileyi, New-host-record, Karnataka-, Natural-enemies; Dolichogenidea-stantoni ( Braconidae- ) , Xanthopimpla-punctata ( Ichneumonidae- ) : Lepidopteran-hosts, Diaphania-indica, Recorded-, Karnataka-, Natural-enemies-of-lepidopteran-pest; Trichogramma-chilonis ( Trichogrammatidae- ) : Lepidopteran-hosts, Diaphania-indica, Karnataka-, New-record, lepidopteran-host ST: Pyralidae- : Pyraloidea- , Heteroneura- , Glossata- , Lepidoptera- , Insecta-; Braconidae- : Ichneumonoidea- , Terebrantia- , Apocrita- , Hymenoptera- , Insecta-; Ichneumonidae- : Ichneumonoidea- , Terebrantia- , Apocrita- , Hymenoptera- , Insecta-; Trichogrammatidae- : Chalcidoidea- , Terebrantia- , Apocrita- , Hymenoptera- , Insecta- none