ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ...

APPENDIX I
Mean monthly weather data at Main Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
1999
Maximum (°C) 29.4 32.8 36.2 36.6 32.2 28.0 26.4 27.1 28.3 28.9 29.6 28.9 30.4
Minimum (°C) 12.4 16.9 20.2 21.1 21.3 21.0 20.8 20.4 20.0 19.8 16.0 13.4 18.6
RH (%) 75 63 63 65 75 85 89 85 83 79 59 51 73
RF (mm) 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.7 32.8 71.8 113.9 19.7 8.8 161.1 0.0 0.0 422.8
No. of rainy days - - - 1 1 7 8 2 1 10 - - 30
2000
Maximum (°C) 30.6 32.2 35.2 37.3 33.9 29.0 26.8 27.2 29.0 29.5 30.4 28.3 30.8
Minimum (°C) 15.1 15.7 18.5 21.5 21.1 21.3 20.4 20.2 20.4 20.2 16.9 13.4 18.7
RH (%) 48 52 47 57 67 79 81 81 76 77 63 58 65
RF (mm) 0.0 0.0 0.0 44.1 45.4 50.7 125.2 50.4 32.1 88.3 0.0 3.0 539.2
No. of rainy days - - - 1 4 5 6 4 9 7 - 1 37
2001
Maximum (°C) 29.9 34.0 35.3 35.7 34.8 30.3 26.8 27.2 30.1 30.1 31.0 29.6 31.2
Minimum (°C) 15.0 16.8 18.5 22.0 21.5 21.3 21.1 20.9 20.2 19.9 17.9 13.7 19.1
RH (%) 55 50 45 55 59 75 81 81 72 66 55 55 62
RF (mm) 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.1 23.2 32.5 33.1 58.1 53.6 17.0 0.0 Tr 269.6
No. of rainy days - - - 4 2 5 5 5 5 3 - - 29
2002
Maximum (°C) 30.1 31.9 36.0 37.2 34.9 29.6 28.4 26.6 29.8 30.7 30.5 30.2 31.3
Minimum (°C) 14.5 17.9 20.0 21.7 23.0 21.9 21.3 20.5 20.0 20.4 17.1 14.4 19.4
RH (%) 55 50 49 53 62 80 79 82 73 67 62 47 63
RF (mm) 0.0 62.7 0.0 67.0 57.9 60.5 15.0 48.1 6.6 103.6 7.0 0.0 428.4
No. of rainy days - 1 - 5 4 4 0 7 1 6 1 - 29