Seasonal incidence of Insect pests of Sesame in relation to Abiotic factors

Incidence of larval/nymphal and adult populations of Antigastra catalaunalis, Acherontia styx, Dasineura sesami, Orosius albicinctus, Nesidiocoris tenuis and Bemisia tabaci was max. at 32^nd, 34^th, 36^th, and 37^th meteorological week. Max. temperature and rainfall were significantly positively correlated with the populations of pest which min. temerature and R.H. was significantly negatively correlated.