Legume Research
Web of Science
  • Year: 2026
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue: 2

Impact of Weather Parameters on the Population Fluctuation of Major Sucking Pest in Summer Mung Bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]

  • Author:
  • Sushant Kumar1,7, SK. MD. Ajaharuddin2, R. Tejaswini3, Aditya Patel1, Abhinandan Yadav4,*, Revappa M. Rebasiddanavar5, Abhishek Yadav6
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 335 to 340

1Department of Entomology, S.V.P. University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut-250 110, Uttar Pradesh, India.

2Department of Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia-741 252, West Bengal, India.

3Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Gandhi Krishi Vigyana Kendra, Bengaluru-560 065, Karnataka, India.

4Department of Entomology, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur-208 002, Uttar Pradesh, India.

5Central Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Mysuru-570 008, Karnataka, India.

6A.N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya-224 229, Uttar Pradesh, India.

7Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, GLA University, Mathura-281 406, Uttar Pradesh, India.

*Corresponding Author: Abhinandan Yadav, Department of Entomology, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur-208 002, Uttar Pradesh, India. Email: ysaurabhkumar111@gmail.com

Abstract

Mungbean may be grown in an extensive range of agro climatic zones in India and across the world. It is a crucial component of our diet. Because of its capacity to fix nitrogen, it also plays a vital role in managing soil fertility. Mung beans are one of the most significant crops for farmers as a cash crop. In order to implement control measures effectively and on schedule, it is crucial to monitor the population dynamics of major sucking pests, such as aphids, jassids and whiteflies in relation of weather parameters.

PDM-139 (Samrat) variety seeds were manually planted 5–7 cm deep in the ground. Weekly observations were made from 10 randomly chosen plants Split cage methods were used to record the observations of jassids and whiteflies and aphids from the top and bottom surfaces of the first three trifoliate plants were tallied. Averages population were computed.

The incidence of pest population start on the 14–15th standard meteorological weeks which attain their peak population in 19th SMW. The insect-pest population was established positive correlation with the max and min temperature whereas population was negatively correlated with R.H. and Rainfall.

Keywords

Aphid, Jassid, Mungbean, Population, Weather parameters, Whitefly