Host plant preference of sucking pest to different tomato genotypes under west Bengal conditions

A field study was conducted to screen out six important tomato genotypes for resistance/ tolerance against important sucking pests and their natural enemies under West Bengal conditions. Aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover) and whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Genn.) were first appeared on the crop in third week of January and second week of February respectively. The peak populations of both the pest were reached in the third to fourth week of February.