Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems

  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue: 2

Management of thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in mango using botanicals: A multilocation study

  • Author:
  • A. Y. Munj1,*, P.V. Rami Reddy2,**, Anamika Kar3, Sachin Chavan4, J. K. Bana4, R.V. Kadu5, A. Nithish6, K. Manasa6, Prakash Patil7
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 190 to 195

1Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurla, Maharashtra, India

2ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

3Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, India

4Agricultural Experiment Station, Paria, Gujarat, India

5Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra, India

6Fruit Research Station, Sangareddy, Telangana, India

7Project Coordinator, AICRP (F), ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Abstract

Over the past decade, thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood has emerged as a significant pest affecting mango cultivation across India. Multilocation field studies were carried out at six major mango belts in India, viz., Bengaluru (Karnataka), Mohanpur (West Bengal), Paria (Gujarat), Rahuri (Maharashtra), Sangareddy (Telangana), and Vengurla (Maharashtra) to manage mango thrips using botanicals from 2019-20 to 2021-22. The findings indicated that in Karnataka, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, the application of neem soap spray at a concentration of 10g/l proved to be the most effective, while in West Bengal and Telangana, the treatment with azadirachtin at 10,000 ppm and a concentration of 3g/l was identified as the most effective.

Keywords

Botanicals, Mango, Scirtothrips dorsalis, Thrips