Pest complex of Okra and population dynamics under Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh

The incidence of sap suckers, Amrasca biguttula biguttula, Bemisia tabaci, Nezara viridula, Tetranychus urticae and Earias vitella were first noticed at 4^th standard week, while, Aphis gossypii and Dysdercus koenigii in 6^th and 5^th standard week, respectively. The maximum mean population of Bemisia tabaci (1.70 flies plant⁻¹), Nezara viridula (2.59 bugs plant⁻¹⁰), D. koenigii (8.61 bugs plant⁻¹⁰), T. urticae (23.51 mites leaf⁻¹), shoot damage (8.8%) and fruit damage (15.6%) byE. vittella was observed in cv. Pusa sawani. While A. biguttula biguttula and Aphis gossypii population was maximum 6.33 hoppers plant⁻¹ and 1.83 aphid plant⁻¹ in cv. Karishma and Deepika, respectively. The cv. Deepika had minimum infestation of B. tabaci (1.01 fly plant⁻¹), N. viridula (1.05 bug plant⁻¹⁰), D. koenigii (4.35 bugs plant⁻¹⁰), T. urticae (16.99 mite leaf ⁻¹), shoot damage (5.5%) and fruit damage (12.2%) by E. vittella in Bundelkhand Agroclimatic condition. The population of insectpests and mite increased gradually after their first incidence and reached its peak at 10^th, 9^th, 12^th, 12^th, 17^th and 13^th standard week of A. biguttula biguttula, B. tabaci, N. viridula, A. gossypii, D. koenigii and T. urticae, respectively. The shoot damage (20.2%) and fruit damage (30.9%) by Earias vitella were noticed maximum at 13^th and 16^th standard week.