Open AccessMeteorological factors associated with grasshopper outbreak at Vagholi village (Solapur district, Maharashtra) in 1975
Author(s) -
Sarah Kazi
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v34i2.2403
Subject(s) - outbreak , grasshopper , pest analysis , geography , insect pest , precipitation , socioeconomics , ecology , meteorology , biology , agronomy , botany , virology , sociology
Influence of weather conditions on an outbreak of a spoladic pest are examined. Temperature and precipitation relationship to the abundance of an insect pest are outlined.
The analysis supports the belief that weather effects on insects often act over a short period.