Research Article
M. Roopa, & C. T. Ashok kumar
Abstract
Field experiment was conducted to study the seasonal incidence of pests of capsicum during kharif 2012. The incidence of insect pests associated with capsicum variety Indra was recorded. A total of 10 species of insect and mite pests were recorded on the crop at Bengaluru condition. The recorded species belonging to 8 different families in six different orders. The insect pests included Scirtothrips dorsalis, Myzus persicae, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Attractomorpha crenulata, Monolepta signata, Myllocerus discolor, Thysanoplusia ni, Spodoptera litura, Helicoverpa armigera and one mite pest Polyphagotarsonemus latus. S. dorsalis and H. armigera were the predominant species. The population dynamics of S. dorsalis, M. persicae, P. latus and H. armigera discussed in relation to weather parameters