The adults were yellowish green in colour, wedge shaped and walked diagonally in a characteristic manner. The nymphal stage passed through five instars. The female inserted eggs into leaf tissue. The total duration of life cycle was 18 to 30 days in case of male, while it was 20 to 34 days in case of female at an average temperature of 31.30 ± 1.96° C and the relative humidity of 73.96 ± 3.02 per cent. The genotypes / varieties GG-5 and GG-2 were found least susceptible to jassid. Two type of predators viz., Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) and Crossopalpus sp. were found in the field. The...