Incidence of sucking pests and natural enemies in cotton under high density planting system (HDPS)

The study on “Incidence of sucking pests and natural enemies in cotton under high density planting system (HDPS)” was conducted at RARS, Lam, Guntur during kharif, 2016-17 to observe the incidence of sucking pests such as leafhoppers, aphids, thrips and whitefly and also the incidence of natural enemies (Spiders and Coccinellids). Among the sucking pests thrips population was found dominating other sucking pests during initial days of crop growth period i.e., up to 90 DAS there after aphid population was dominated i.e., from 90- 135 DAS both in normal and HDPS.