Seasonal incidence of tomato fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) on tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum (Mill) under protected cultivation
SD Sapkal, MM Sonkamble and BB Gaikwad
The investigations on seasonal incidence of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) on tomato under protected cultivation were conducted on research farm Department of Horticulture, VNMKV, Parbhani during Kharif 2017-18. Seasonal incidence of H. armigera the population started during 35th SMW (0.5 larvae/plant) and there after the population reaches 2.8 larvae plant in the 47th SMW and the highest population recorded during fruiting stage of the crop in the range of 4.2 larvae per plant. Whereas average of percent damage of fruit 41.44 percent due to H. armigera were found in total six picking.