Abstract

• Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) also called aubergine or brinjal, is one of the top ten vegetables in the world. Eggplant is also one of the most important vegetables in Asia. The present study was conducted at eggplant plantations of Magway Township during December 2019 to August 2020. A total number of (3743) insects were recorded, and they were listed under 24 species of 24 genera belonging to 16 families of six orders during the study period. Among the recorded species, 20 species were identified as pests and the other four species as beneficial or predatory insects. In the present study, eight species of Lepidoptera (33.33%), seven species of Hemiptera (29.17%), and six species of Coleoptera (25%), while Orthoptera, Neuroptera and Diptera were recorded only one species (4.17%) each during the study period. In the present study, the maximum number of individuals was recorded in order Hemiptera by (1032) individuals (73.71%), while the minimum number of individuals in Orthoptera as one individual (0.07%) was recorded in the study site I. The maximum number of 1032 individuals (73.71%) was recorded in order Hemiptera while the minimum number of one individual (0.07%) in Orthoptera was recorded in the study site I. The maximum number of 917 individuals (74.92%) was collected in order Hemiptera, and the minimum number of eight individuals (0.65%) was collected in Neuroptera in the study site II. In the study site III, the maximum number of 851 individuals (76.05%) was recorded in order Hemiptera, while the minimum number of ten individuals (0.89%) in Neuroptera was recorded during the study period. Hemipterans species were predominant on eggplant growing in the study area.