Dr. P. K. BoradSUTHAR MEERALBEN DINESHKUMAR2022-05-062022-05-062020https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810184383The studies were carried out to survey various insect-pests and predatory fauna found on drumstick in middle Gujarat, to study population dynamics of various insect pests and predatory fauna of drumstick as well as to evaluate bio efficacy of biopesticides and synthetic insecticides against leaf eating caterpillar in drumstick. Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, leaf eating caterpillar, Noorda blitealis Walker, stink bug, Halyomorpha sp. and myllocerus weevil, Myllocerus sp. were found associated with drumstick, while surveying two major drumstick growing districts (Anand and Vadodara) of middle Gujarat during June, 2018 to May, 2019. In case of predatory fauna, spider and Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi (Esben – Petersen) were found during survey period on drumstick.EnglishThesis