1Regional Central IPM Centre, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage, Faridabad, 121001, Haryana, India
2Regional Station, Indore
Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
*Email: thimsento@gmail.com (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0001-9399-4822
Online Published on 17 May, 2023.
The invasive thrips Thrips parvispinus (Karny) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is an important insect pest causing severe damage in chilli-growing areas of south India in the last two years. In the present study, its spread in north and central India in chilli and capsicum is discussed along with diagnosis, occurrence, damage symptoms. A high level of infestation (ranging from 8-12 thrips/flower) was observed on chilli crop in Madhya Pradesh (Khargone, Khandwa, Satna, Narasinghpur, Dhar) and on capsicum hybrids in Haryana (Ambala, Panchkula and Panipat) grown under greenhouse. However, its infestation was less (1-3 thrips/flower) in chilli crop at Chhattisgarh (Bastar, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Balod bazar, Durg).
Thrips parvispinus, Infestation, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Chilli, Greenhouse, Damage, Diagnosis, Quarantine pest
