ABUNDANCE OF INSECT PESTS AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES ASSOCIATED WITH BRINJAL (SOLANUM MELONGENA) CROP

Author:
Muhammad Ramzan, Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Nauman, Aqsa Zainab, Ahmad Ali, Muhammad Umair, Mamoon Shafiq

Doi: 10.26480/rfna.01.2021.01.03

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An experimental study was conducted to check the abundance of insect pests and biological fauna in brinjal crop (Solanum melongena L.) during 2018. One acre of brinjal was cultivated for this purpose and data was recorded on weekly basis from ten tagged plant. In this study, biological fauna such as hover fly, honey bee, butterfly, green lacewing, praying mantis and ladybird beetle were recorded. The insect pests such as brinjal fruit borer, leafhopper, whitefly, leaf roller, thrips, stem borer, aphid and mealybug were recorded during the present study.

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Year 2021
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