The main pulse crop during the kharif season in Uttar Pradesh (India) is pigeon pea.Melanagromyza obtusaMalloch,Exelastis atomosaW.,Heliothis armigeraHubn.,Euchrysops cnejusFab.,Maruca testulalisGeyer andAnarsia ephippiasMeyrick are the important pod borers which cause great damage to this pulse crop. The symptoms of attack and methods of pest control are described.