Seasonal activity of tur pod fly, Melanagromyza obtusa (Malloch) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and its relation with agro-climatic conditions of eastern Uttar Pradesh
Author(s):
Ravi Shanker, RB Singh, SP Singh, Sushant Kumar, PK Patel and AK Singh
Abstract:
The present investigation on seasonal activity of pod fly, Melanagromyza obtusa (Malloch) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and its relation with agro-climatic conditions of eastern Uttar Pradesh in pigeonpea, NDA- 2 crop during Kharif, 2018-19 revealed that pod damage and grain damage per cent by pod fly attained peak level during 15th standard week with 14.33 per cent and 18.98 per cent respectively. The activity of pod fly, M. obtusa showed that the larval population attained peak level during 8th standard week with 8.66/100 pods and pupal population during 11th standard week with 24.66/ 100 pods. The simple correlation between pod fly (larvae and pupae) with weather parameter revealed that maggot population showed non-significant positive correlation with minimum temperature and maximum temperature (0.279 and 0.111) and pupal population manifested significant positive correlation with minimum temperature (0.650) and maximum temperature (0.667).
How to cite this article:
Ravi Shanker, RB Singh, SP Singh, Sushant Kumar, PK Patel and AK Singh. Seasonal activity of tur pod fly, Melanagromyza obtusa (Malloch) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and its relation with agro-climatic conditions of eastern Uttar Pradesh. The Pharma Innovation Journal. 2021; 10(5S): 716-718.