Population dynamics of mirid bugs viz, Poppiocapsidea biseratense (Distant) and the influence of abiotic factors on the population fluctuation of mirid bugs on sesame

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during Summer and Kharif 2018 at College of Agriculture, V. C. Farm, Mandya where the incidence of nymph and adult population of mirid bugs viz, Poppiocapsidea biseratense (Distant) was observed during the study. In Summer, the highest incidence of P. biseratense was recorded during the fourth week of February and during Kharif, the highest incidence was recorded during the third week of September. Among the meteorological variables, morning RH (-0.71) rainfall (-0.45) and rainy days (-0.44) were found to have a significant negative influence on the incidence of Poppiocapsidea biseratense (Distant) on sesame.