Seasonal incidence of shootfly,Atherigona naqviiSteyskal was studied in wheat sown on nine dates at approximately fortnightly intervals from 1 October to end of January during the 1973–74 to 1976–77 seasons at Jaipur, India. During the season the pest remained more active from the second fortnight of October to mid-December and again during February and March. These fluctuations appear to have a positive correlation with maximum and minimum temperatures while relative humidity and rainfall did not have any influence. The winter low temperatures during mid-December to mid-February arrested the flies' activity. The crop sown between mid-November and mid-December was found to be almost free from shootfly and no control measures are needed. However, early and late sown crops remained prone to attack.