Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Latur-413 512
Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: rajkhandare34@gmail.com
Part of approved M. Sc. (Agri.) dissertation submitted by first author to Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani during 2014.
Early instar and late instar larvae and pupae of E. atomosa in first and second generations were killed to the tune of 2.19, 4.25 and 10.28 and 2.09, 4.88, and 12.50 per cent, respectively due to unknown causes. In both the generations the maximum contribution towards generation mortality came from pupal stage (K = 0.0471 and 0.0580). the trend indices of E. atomosa infesting pigeonpea were found to be 0.73 in first generation. However, it was zero in second generation of plume moth.
Field life-tables, key mortality, pigeonpea plume moth, Exelastis atomosa
