Abstract

• Insect pests are the major enemies for the agriculture sector. This research was thus conducted at the pomelo private farm of Let Pan Tan Su village located in Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region from November, 2016 to October, 2017. Biweekly sampling was focused on 30 trees in 10 acres. A total of 18 species of insect pests belonging to 17 genera under 13 families of 7 orders and 12 species of the predators belonging to 11 genera under 4 families of 3 orders were recorded on the pomelo plants. The highest pest species composition was found in Pseudoccus citriculus (58738 individuals) while the lowest as Chiridopsis saclaris (22 individuals). The study insect pest was most infested in the month of November. Oecophyllas maradina, was observed as dominant predator species (125196 individuals) while Coecinellas septempunctataas least predator species with only one individual during the study periods. The research could be investigated not only the incident and population of insect pest but also the pest seasonal and peak of outbreak time.