Evaluation of novel insecticides against thrips Scirtothrips Dorsalis hood on capsicum under shade nethouse

Field experiments were conducted under shade nethouse at the Hi-Tech Horticulture farm, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner) Durgapura, Jaipur, with new insecticides against thrips Scrirtothrips dorsalis Hood on capsicum during summer 2014 and 2015. The results revealed that acephate 75SP at 0.075% was the most effective with 79.52% reduction of thrips, followed by fipronil 5SG at 0.005%, imidacloprid 0.0058% and emamectin benzoate 0.002%. Novaluron 0.01% and NSKE 5% resulted in the least mortality of thrips 42.6 and 43.9%, respectively. Thusacephate 75SP @ 1gm/l or fipronil 5SC @ 1ml/l could be suggested against thrips on capsicum under shade nethouse conditions.