author(s)
Pallavi D, Sharanabasappa and Megaladevi P

abstract
The present experiment on relative abundance of yellow stem borer and pink stem borer on paddy was conducted at ZAHRS, College of Agriculture, Shivamogga 2015.The results suggest that yellow stem borer was the most predominant species and pink stem borer was the second most predominant species observed during second week of October and also observed that pink stem borer infestation observed only in this season on paddy earlier their were no reports of pink stem borer in and around Shivamogga District.