The comparative bio-ecology of insect fauna associated with cowpea during two summer (Zaid) and monsoon (Kharif) crop seasons (2019 & 2020) was studied at Rajasthan College of Agriculture (MPUAT), Udaipur. The survey on the diversity of pestiferous insects of cowpea was carried out under the agro-climatic conditions of Southern Rajasthan including 5 districts: Bans...

The investigation on “Comparative incidence of okra shoot and fruit borers and their management” was conducted at the Instructional Farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture,Udaipur during kharif 2015. Okra variety JKOH-7315 was sown on three staggered dates of s 25th June, 25th July and 25th August to compare the incidence of the borers. The maximum shoot damage ...

An experiment on “Damage Potential and Management of Pulse Beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis L.) in Stored Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)” was conducted under laboratory conditions at Department of Entomology, RCA Udaipur during August – December, 2010. The losses caused by pulse beetle were estimated by releasing 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 pairs of adults in jars each c...

Diversity and ecology of insect pollinators in major seed spices Ms Shivangi Joshi* Dr. R. Swaminathan The investigation on “Diversity and ecology of insect pollinators in major seed spices” was executed for two crop seasons (2015-16 & 2016-17) at the College Instructional Farm and Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap Un...

Diversity and management of insect pests in Bt and non-Bt cotton Anusha Surakasula* Dr. R. Swaminathan* Investigations on “Diversity and management of insect pests in Bt and non-Bt cotton” were carried out in the Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur, during the kharif seasons 2015 and 2016 with a view to record the comp...

The investigation on “Diversity and Management of Sucking Insect pests of brinjal” was carried out at the Horticulture Farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan) with the objectives of:- i. To study the influence of abiotic environmental factors on the incidence of sucking insect pests of brinjal. ii. To establish the diversity of insect pests...

The present investigation on, “Diversity of aphidophagous natural enemy guild in maize” was carried out at the Instructional Farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur during summer (zaid) (April to July, 2013) and kharif (July to October, 2013) seasons with the objectives to study the diversity of aphids of maize and their natural enemies and evaluate the...

An investigation on “Diversity of coleopteran fauna in kharif pulses” were carried out at the Department of Entomology, Rajasthan college of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur, during the kharif season 2015 with a view to record the species diversity of coleopteran fauna in kharif pulses viz., blackgram greengram and cowpea at three locations (College Instructional far...