Author(s):

Mahesh V Ugale, SD Bantewad, AL Suradkar and Altaf B Shaikh

Abstract: The investigation of “Population Dynamics of pod borer complex of pigeonpea” experiment was conducted at research farm of Pulse Entomology section at Agricultural Research Station, Badnapur Dist. Jalna during kharif season of 2019-2020.The studies on population dynamics indicated that the the maximum population of H. armigera, E. atomosa, M. vitrata and M. obtusa on pigeonpea to the extent of 4.10, 2.80, 3.80 and 2.60 larvae per plant, respectively was noticed during 52^nd, 52^nd, 51^st and 1^st standard meteorological weeks, respectively and population of G. critica, C. gibbosa, and N. virudula on pigeonpea to the extent of 1.98 larvae/plant, 7.60 nymph and adults/plant, and 6.03 nymph and adults/plant was noticed during 42^nd, 51^st and 52^nd standard meteorological weeks, respectively.

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