author(s)
Sushil Kumar, SK Sachan, Vinod Kumar and MP Gautam

abstract
The present investigation entitled “Study on abundance of Insect Pests associated with Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) Crop” was carried out in randomized block design with three replication at Crop Research Center of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut during kharif 2017. During the crop season 10 insect species, belonging to four orders and 9 families: Lepidopterans with Leucinodes orbonalis, Eublemma olivacea, and Euzophera pertcella, Hemipterans with Amrasca biguttula biguttula, Bemisia tabaci, Urentius histericellus and Aphis gossypii, Orthoptera with Melanoplus differentialis and Coleopterans with Trachys herilla and Henosapilachna vigintioctopuncata were found attacking the brinjal crop from vegetative to reproductive stage. Among them jassid (Amrasca biguttula biguttula Ishida), whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius), jassid (Amrasca biguttula biguttula Ishida) and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee) were recorded as major pests. Other insects pests recorded on the crop were of less importance and less damage caused by them was found without much economic loss.