Population dynamics of brinjal shoot and fruit borer Leucinodes orbonalis Guen (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) in central districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

The present study investigated the population dynamics of the brinjal shoot and fruit borer Leucinodes orbonalis Guen (Pyralidae: lepidoptera) (an important pest of brinjal crop in Pakistan) to know that how weather parameters affect the population of the pest. For this purpose, brinjal crop was grown in three selected districts i.e. Peshawar, Mardan and Charsadda of khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The population dynamics in terms of adults attracted to pheromone traps recorded fortnightly and were correlated with the maximum and minimum temperature (°C), % relative humidity and total rainfall. Results showed a significant (P