author(s)
Sanket Shekhar Mahajan, Anand N Warghat, Anoorag R Tayde, Tushar S Deshmukh and Brajrajsharan Tiwari

abstract
To study the pest incidence of shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis, Guenee on brinjal during kharif season of 2019. Studies on the incidence of shoot infestation of Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee 2019 Kharif season was commenced from 32^nd standard week (August first week) on shoot with an average 0.32% infestation. The borer population increased and gradually reached peak level of 34.62% of larval population at 42^nd standard week (October third week) and decline in the trend was noticed this may be due to fail in congenial weather parameters. The pest builds up was correlating with max temperature and declined as it falls followed by the incidence of fruit infestation of Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee 2019 Kharif season commenced from 35^th standard week (Last week of August) on shoot with an average 0.83% infestation. The borer population increased and gradually reached peak level of 41.28% of larval population at 46^th standard week (second week of November) and decline in the trend was noticed this may be due to fail in congenial weather parameters and it was found that the pest builds up on shoot was negatively correlated with maximum temperature (r = -0.3314) and sun shine hours (r = -0.0905). However, it was positive correlated with relative humidity (r = 0.0963). Where, as per cent fruit infestation had negative correlated with maximum temperature (r = -0.5170) and sun shine hours (r = -0.1279); whereas it had negative correlated with relative humidity (r = -0.0291).