PARB Funded Conference "Population Dynamics of Whitefly in Punjab"

Thu, 02/23/2017

PARB Funded Conference: Population Dynamics of Whitefly in Punjab by Agriculture Department.

Cotton is the dominant wf host crop grown in a crop community and 43 species of whitefly are reported in Punjab. The main topics of the conference were:-

  • Reasons of pest flare up
  • Favorable host plant
  • Adverse effect of pesticides
  • Favorable climatic conditions
  • Population dynamics of whitefly 2003 to 2016
  • Above etl spots of all cotton pests 2016
  • Below etl spots of all cotton pests 2016
  • Comparison of % hot spots of whitefly 2014, 2015 & 2016