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Notes: [Subtitle: Proceedings of the First National Symposium on Pest Management in Horticultural Crops: Environmental Implications and Thrusts. Conference held at Bangalore, India, 15-17 October 1997.] Field studies in 1990-95 in Maharashtra examined the seasonal abundance of pests of pomegranates. The incidence of pomegranate butterfly (Deudorix isocrates) was most severe during July-October, showing a significant positive correlation with relative humidity. The mealybugs (Ferrisia spp.), soft scale (Parasaissetia nigra) and whitefly (Siphoninus phillyreae) were more abundant during March-June, showing a significant positive correlation with temperature and a negative correlation with relative humidity. Thrips and aphids were most prominent during July-October and November-February, respectively.