Effect of Weather Parameters on the Population Build Up of Okra Pests and their Natural Enemies Rajashekhar M., Reddy K. Ravinder, Goud Ch. Raja1 Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Rajendrangar, Hyderabad, Telangana State 1Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture, Rajendrangar, Hyderabad, Telangana State Online published on 2 January, 2017. Abstract The field experiment was laid out at College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar to study the effect of weather parameters on the population build up of okra pests and their natural enemies by correlation and multiple linear regression studies during kharif 2014. The overall combined effect of all the abiotic factors viz., maximum temperature, minimum temperature, relative humidity, rainfall and rainy days jointly had the non significant impact on the pest population build up. Top Keywords weather, correlation, okra. Top |