Vol. 9, Issue 12, Part B (2025)

The study investigates the seasonal abundance of Anomala varicolor in Himachal Pradesh, aiming to understand its population dynamics in relation to climatic factors and agricultural practices; sampling was conducted from March to August across ten ecological sites in Palampur, Hamirpur, Sirmaur, Solan, and Chamba, utilizing light traps and hand collection techniques to gather data on beetle counts, revealing that populations exhibited a pronounced unimodal distribution peaking in May with maximum counts of 896 individuals at UNA, 803 at Hamirpur, and a general decline in activity through June and July, with significant drops of approximately 60-80% from peak values, culminating in dormancy by August, indicating critical implications for pest management strategies that emphasize aligning control measures with the ecological and climatic patterns influencing beetle populations, thereby advancing our understanding of the interplay between pest dynamics and environmental conditions within these agricultural landscapes