author(s)
Bhumika Kapoor and Uma Shankar

abstract
The monitoring data on pheromone traps showed that the early detection of Helicoverpa and Maruca moth catch was noticed during 8^th and 10^th standard week with 0.33 and 1.22 moths catches, respectively during summer in Chatha farm, SKAUST-J. A progressive rise was noticed up to 19^th standard week with the peak activity of 78.62 Helicoverpa moths per trap per week and 26.89 Maruca moths during same 21^th standard week, respectively. The regression analysis indicated that all the weather parameters together were responsible for a significant variation of 69.0 and 73.60 per cent on the adult incidence of spotted pod borer and gram pod borer, respectively. Natural enemies such as Tachinid fly (Nemorilla maculosa); Predatory Yellow Jacket Wasp; Rove beetle; Coccinellid beetles (Coccinella septempunctata and C. sexmaculata); Damsel fly; Spined soldier bug and different types of spiders were recorded as the dominant predatory insects against the Spotted pod borer and Helicoverpa in black gram ecosystem. Apart from predators, a larval endo-parasitoid, Campoletis chlorideae and naturally infected H. armigera larvae with the virus (HaNPV) were recovered from the black gram experimental field.