Abstract

• Infestation of some insects on cucurbit plants were observed from Kone-Thaung Village in Salin environs, during the study period from November, 2017 to June, 2018. A total of 26 insect species confined to 23 genera, 17 families and five orders were recorded. Among these 26 species recorded, 19 species were insect pest species and seven species were predators. The four species of cucurbit plants were Lagenaria vulgaris (bu), Cucurbita maxima (shwe-phayon), Cucumis sativus (thakhwar) and Citrullus vulgaris (hpa-ye). Order Coleoptera was the most dominant agricultural insect pest species and beneficial species. Seven species are the most serious damaged on cucurbitaceous plants as agricultural pest species such as, Xenocatantops humilis Short-horned Grasshopper, Arocatus melanocephalus Elm Seed Bug, Cletus bipunctatus Leaf-footed Bugs Epilachna varivestis Mexican Bean Beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis Pumpkin Beetle, A. frontalis Black Cucurbit Beetle and Bactrocera cucurbitae Melon Fruit Fly were found in all study plants.