Tetranychus urticae Koch: Damage Potential and Management Strategies

The two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, is a ubiquitous phytophagous acarine pest. Packed with nuisance and marked for damage, these tiny creatures need timely management so as to avoid economic loss and provide potential benefit to the growers. Keeping in view the above facts and need for search of effective biointensive control measures against the notorious agricultural pest T. urticae, it was decided to investigate its damage potential and management under the following objectives: .To record population dynamics of T. urticae on cucumber .To study the damage potential of T. urticae on cucumber .To evaluate the bioefficacy of entomopathogenic fungus and botanicals against T. urticae on cucumber