Date Received: 29-10-2011 / Date Accepted: 05-02-2012 / Date Published: 13-06-2025
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an industrial crop for oil production with high nutritive and economical values. But, like other plants, sesame is attacked by many insect pests. There are not many articles on insect pest diversity in general and leaffolder in particularly elsewhere. The survey results in 2010 and 2011 showed that there are 16 insect pests on sesame during 2010 and 15 species appeared during 2011. Sesame leaffolder (Antigastra catalaunalis Dup.) is one among the important species affecting yield significantly. The density variation of leaffolder/webber during 2010 spring season was less than in summer season (5.6 ind./m2 and 28.6 ind./m2 at Thach Bang village). The population dynamics of sesame leaffolder during summer season of 2010 at three villages (Thach My, Thach Chau and Thach Bang) was similar and rather high. The sesame leaffolder appeared and damaged on sesame plant from early stage till pod maturity. In 2011, A. catalaunalis appeared later and thedensity was lower than that in 2010. The highest density was 5.4 ind./m2 and 1.8 ind./m2 in spring-summer and summer-autumn season, respectively, at Thach Bang village. The density of sesame leaffolder in summer-autumn 2011 at Thach Chau was higher than at Thach My and Thach Bang village.