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Notes: The effects of natural enemies and weather parameters (minimum and maximum temperature, morning and evening relative humidity, and rain) on the population of P. citri and P. planococcus infesting pomegranate cv. Ganesh in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, were investigated in 1996 and 1997. The parasitoids Leptomastix dactylopii (average of 21.10 adults in 15 March 1996 samples) and Coccidoxenoides peregrinus (average of 92.10 adults in 21 March 1996 samples) in infested areas reduced the population of P. citri from 128.50 adults on 1 March to 8.10 adults on 3 April 1996 samples. P. citri infestation was not observed towards the end of the experiment. An average of 90.20 Tetracnemoidea indica adults were recovered from samples collected on 25 June 1997. The parasitoid, which was active up to the last week of August 1997, effectively reduced the population of P. lilacinus from 180.30 adults on 25 June to 4.50 adults on 22 August 1997 samples. The weather parameters did not significantly affect the population of P. citri and P. lilacinus.