Effect of weather parameters on population fluctuation of sucking pests and their predators on okra crop

A field trial was conducted during the kharif, 2016 at Vegetable Research Centre, Pantnagar to study the correlation of the sucking pest population viz. leafhopper (Amrasca bigutullabigu tulla Ishida), whitefly (Bemisiatabaci Gennadius) and aphids (Aphis gossypii Glover) and their predators mainly Coccinella spp. and spiders with the prevailing weather conditions. The peak densities of insect pests and their predators were attained in September-October.