Pigeonpea is an important rainy season pulse crop in the hills of Uttar Pradesh (U P) in India. Although not the main pulse crop of the Kumaon region, pigeonpea has great potential on marginal lands as a rainfed crop. If grown successfully, it can provide grain, fuelwood, fodder, and also the raw material to make baskets. Incidence of insect pests on pigeonpea was recorded weekly. The crop (variety VL 23) was raised during mid-May to early Nov, 1990-93 at the Majhera Research Station of G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, located near the border that separates the hill districts of Nainital and Almora in U P, and at an elevation of 900 masl. The plant and row spacings were 20 and 50 cm, respectively normal agronomical practices were followed.
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