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Year: 2001 | Volume: 1 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 492-495
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2001.492.495
Population Dynamics of Aphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididae) at Rajshahi, Bangladesh
K.N. Shahjahan Karim, B.C. Das and M. Khalequzzaman

Abstract: Population of A. gossypii Glover on Solanum melongena L. was studied. Monthly data were collected from 5 plants along with their natural enemies. Mean monthly temperature, relative humidity, dew point, rainfall, soil temperature and photoperiod were also collected. Correlation coefficient was calculated. Aphid population started growing from August, became highest in January and vanished in April. Multiple correlation coefficient was also highly significant.

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K.N. Shahjahan Karim, B.C. Das and M. Khalequzzaman , 2001. Population Dynamics of Aphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididae) at Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Journal of Biological Sciences, 1: 492-495.

Keywords: A. gossypil, aubergine, plant population dynamics and bangladesh

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