Department of Entomology, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola
Online published on 30 November, 2016.
The thrips and whitefly population was commenced from SMW 30 and SMW 32 and peak population was observed in SMW 32 and SMW 36 respectively. Thereafter the population decreased up to SMW 52. The correlation among peak population of thrips and weather factors showed that maximum temperature, morning relative humidity and rainfall positively affected the thrips population, whereas negative correlation obtained with minimum temperature and evening relative humidity. Whitefly population showed positive correlation with maximum temperature and rainfall, whereas negative correlation with minimum temperature and humidity.
Weather parameters, Population dynamics, thrips, whitefly, cotton
