The rice gall midgeOrseolia oryzae(Wood‐Mason), one of the major insect pests of rice, has several epidemics in Chhattis‐garh region of Madhya Pradesh, India. In the present investigation attempts were made to study the seasonal incidence of the pest along with its natural enemies and weather factors duringKharif1983 at Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Raipur. The major active period of the gall midge was 36th to 43rd week, i.e. September through October, as monitored by field incidence of the pest. The results revealed that parasitoidsPlatygaster oryzae(Cameron) andNeanastatus grallarius(Masi), and one predatorPaederus fuscipesCurtis were active in the 40th to 47th week, i.e. October through November.