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Table 2 Monthly distributions of meteorological parameters and P. 14-punctata population buildup in hog plum during 2019

From: Sustainable pest management approach against the hog plum leaf beetle, Podontia 14-punctata Linn. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Observation month

Temperature (°C)

Rainfall (mm)

Relative humidity (%)

No. of P. punctata/(1 m2) quadrat

larvae

adult

January

18.99

0.00

72.51

0.00

0.00

February

21.84

0.00

68.65

0.00

0.00

March

26.07

0.00

71.59

1.20

1.24

April

28.00

0.00

71.59

4.34

7.25

May

30.38

0.00

70.85

18.00

12.90

June

29.88

25.40

73.77

11.10

19.33

July

28.58

147.60

86.46

10.24

12.50

August

34.57

260.10

85.60

20.21

16.50

September

29.21

161.50

84.41

8.33

21.50

October

30.30

192.65

84.06

1.24

1.20

November

16.31

0.00

73.73

0.00

0.00

December

19.15

0.00

72.10

0.00

0.00

  1. Source: Meteorological station, Regional Station, BRRI, Barishal