INFLUENCE OF WEATHER PARAMETERS ON HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA (HUBNER) LARVAL PARASITISATION BY CAMPOLETIS CHLORIDEAE (UCHIDA) IN CHICKPEA ECOSYSTEM

ROHIT MALIK¹, ROHIT RANA², C.S. PRASAD³, RAKESH KUMAR⁴, ASHISH DWIVEDI⁵*
¹Department of Entomology SVP University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, U.P.
²Department of Entomology SVP University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, U.P.
³Department of Entomology SVP University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, U.P.
⁴Division of Entomology, ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
⁵Department of Agronomy SVP University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, U.P.
* Corresponding Author : ashishdwivedi842@gmail.com

Received : 05-03-2016     Accepted : 16-03-2016     Published : 14-05-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 16       Pages : 1280 - 1282
Int J Agr Sci 8.16 (2016):1280-1282

Keywords : Campoletis chlorideae, Relative humidity, chickpea ecosystem, agro-climatic conditions
Academic Editor : Sinha Bireswar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

In the present study, the influence of weather parameters on larval parasitoid of H. armigera investigated in chickpea ecosystem. Results revealed that, maximum and minimum temperature (°C) are playing had a highly negative significant role (r = -0.756) and (r = - 0.760) with larval parasitization of pest. Whereas, Relative humidity (%) have had a significant positive correlation, on the contrary rainfall was negatively correlated with larval parasitization of pest. Considering the effects of weather parameters on the larval parasitisation by C. chlorideae can suitably be exploited by means of mass multiplication and mass release under favorable set of agro-climatic conditions for pest management.