Seasonal incidence of the spotted pod borer M. vitrata showed that the larval incidence appeared first at 42nd SW (14 larvae/ 50 plants) and had its highest peak at 45th SW (52 larvae/ 50 plants) during Kharif 2020. During Rabi 2020 – 2021, the pest appeared from 13th SW onwards (12 larvae/ 50 plants) and reached its highest peak at 16th SW (42 larvae/ 50 plants). Studies on seasonal incidence revealed that the peak population of the pod borers, spotted podborer M. vitrata showed that the peak larval incidence at 45th Standard Week (SW) (52 larvae/ 50 plants) and at 16th SW (42 larvae/ 50 plants), the larval incidence of the pea blue butterfly, L. boeticus had its highest peak at 44th SW (52 larvae/ 50 plants) and 16th SW (46 larvae/ 50 plants) during Kharif 2020 and Rabi 2020 – 2021, respectively. The correlation study showed that a positive correlation was observed for M. vitrata at maximum (0.79) and minimum temperature (0.24), and rainfall (0.17). Negative correlation was recorded with maximum (-0.09) and minimum relative humidity (RH) (-0.12) and a positive correlation was observed with maximum (0.68) and minimum temperature (0.65), minimum RH (0.04) and rainfall (0.36). Negative correlation was recorded with maximum RH (-0.62), in L. boeticus a positive correlation was observed between the incidence of and maximum temperature (0.74), maximum (0.16), and minimum RH (0.13) and rainfall (0.33), a negative correlation was recorded with minimum (-0.15) and a significant positive correlation was observed with maximum (0.70) and minimum temperature (0.71), and minimum RH (0.17) and rainfall (0.43), while a negative correlation was recorded with maximum RH (-0.59) during Kharif 2020 and Rabi 2020 – 2021, respectively.
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