author(s)
Pankaj Batham, Pankaj Kumar, Ankur Prakash Verma and Anuj Shakya

abstract
Regarding arthropods succession on chickpea, three farmers’ fields of Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) area jurisdiction were selected. The population of cutworm and termite initiated at seedling stage while semi looper and pod borer population initiated at vegetative stage to till the harvesting of crop. The cutworm infestation started from the seedling stage (47^th SW) to vegetative stage (50^th SW). The maximumlarvae of cut worm were observed during 47^th SW (1.8 larvae/m²). The termite damage started from 47^th SW and continued up to 51^th SW. Termite damage fluctuated during the whole crop period. Maximum damage by termite was 1.5 plants/m² during 48^th and 51^th SW. The larval population of semi-looper was recorded for the first time on 47^th SW and maximum was on 6^th, 8^th and 12^th SW (0.33 larvae/plant). The larval population of H. armigera started from 50^thSW and maximum population in these locations were 3.40 larvae/plant during 11^th SW.