SEASONAL INCIDENCE OF AMERICAN SERPENTINE LEAF MINER LIRIOMYZA TRIFOLII (BURGESS), ON TOMATO AT PANTNAGAR, UTTARAKHAND

S. SELVARAJ¹*, R.S. BISHT², P. GANESHAMOORTHI^3
1Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
²Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
³Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 110012, New Delhi
* Corresponding Author : selvas84@gmail.com

Received : 17-05-2016     Accepted : 30-05-2016     Published : 21-09-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 38       Pages : 1777 - 1779
Int J Agr Sci 8.38 (2016):1777-1779

Keywords : Pulation dynamics, L. trifolii, Tomato, Correlation
Academic Editor : Ramesha B.
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The incidence of Liriomyza trifolii Burgess on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)at Pantnagar during the cropping season 2011-12 and 2012-13 revealed that the pest exhibited its incidence almost throughout the crop season marked its first appearance in 8th and 9th standard meteorological week (SMW) i.e. (February and March), attain peak population in 14th and 17th SMW (April), respectively. The pest population exhibit non significant correlation with various abiotic factors, except significant positive correlation with sunshine hours and significant negative correlation with morning and evening relative humidity during 2012-13.