POPULATION DYNAMICS OF MAIZE STEM BORER, CHILO PARTELLUS (SWINHOE)AND ITS NATURAL ENEMIES
 Department of Entomology,C.P.College of Agriculture S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar (Gujarat)
Author(s):
J.R. PATEL, I.S. PATEL
Abstract:
The incidence of the pest begins from 3rd week of July and continued up to 3rd week of September with a peak activity in August. Parasitoid, Cotesia flavipes showed significant positive correlation with larval population during both the years. The abiotic factors, rainfall had significantly negative association with C. partellus in maize crop. The damaged plants caused by C. partellus were significantly negative correlated with minimum and maximum temperature in 2007 and 2008.