Assessment of hours for the peak activity of nocturnal rice insect pests through light trap

Abstract

The study was conducted at the research farm of S.K. College of Agriculture & Research Station, Kawardha (Kabirdham) during Kharif 2018, aimed to assess the hours for the peak activity of nocturnal rice insect pests by recording hourly overnight catches through the light trap. The maximum hourly over night light trap catches for all the major rice insects were observed from sunset till midnight and also maximum activity recorded during the month of October and November.