Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue: 1

New host record of Thrips parvispinus (Karny) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in India

  • Author:
  • M. Ranjith1,*, D. K. Nagaraju1, R. R. Rachana2, R. S. Ramya3, Om Prakash Verma1, Ravi Prakash1
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 33 to 37

1Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India, NH-IV, Faridabad, Haryana-121 001

2Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterisation, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560 024, India

3Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560 024, India

*E-mail: entoranjith@gmail.com

Online published on 26 June, 2023.

Abstract

The invasion and infestation of Thrips parvispinus (Karny)(Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on Guava (Psidium guajava L.) (Myrtales: Myrtaceae) is reported for the first time in India. Taxonomical and molecular identification of T. parvispinus, its nature of damage, symptoms, severity and its impact on guava cultivation and its export is discussed. Larvae and adult were found feeding on flowers. The feeding damage manifested on fruits however, mature fruits were found free of live infestation at the harvesting stage.

Keywords

Thrips parvispinus, Guava, Psidium guajava, India, Impact, Invasive species