Thrips are minute insects and belong to the family thripidae of the order Thysanoptera. Thrips are less than two millimeters long, slender like and agile insects. Head of Scirtothrips dorsalis is pale in colour longer than broad, 217.5-237 μm long and 175-194 μm wide across the eyes. Eyes are redish in colour, 75-89 μm long and 63-70 μm wide at the middle and three occili are arranged triangula...

The thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is an invasive pest that poses a significant economical threat to U.S. agriculture and trade. In this study, DNA sequence data and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were utilized to develop a molecular diagnostic marker for S. dorsalis. The DNA sequence variation from the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region of nuclear ribosom...

Results of analyses of molecular sequence (COI, 28S-D2) and morphology (21 character states) data, both alone and combined, were used to determine relationships between 18 species of Scirtothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae, Thripinae). Two species of Neohydatothrips from Panama were used as the outgroup. Five major pest Scirtothrips were included in these analyses: S. aurantii, S. citri, S. dorsa...

The chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, 1919 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) was reported for the first time in Adana Province, Turkey October, 2020 on blueberries [Vaccinium myrtillus L. (Ericaceae)]. Its heavy infestation detected vegetative parts of blueberries. In this short communication, a brief summary its diagnosis and damage as well economic importance region is provided.

The last 2 decades have produced a better understanding of insect-microbial associations and yielded some important opportunities for insect control. However, most of our knowledge comes from model systems. Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) have been understudied despite their global importance as invasive species, plant pests and disease vectors. Using a culture and primer independent next-gene...

A field experiment was conducted during the summer 2019 to manage significant pests and diseases of groundnut. Four farming methods were evaluated against Aphis craccivora, Scirtothrips dorsalis, Spodoptera litura andearly leaf spot (Cercospora arachidicola). Among different methods, Natural (NF) (neemastra @ 625 lit/ha) significantly reduced craccivora (3.92 aphids /plant) dorsalis (11.80%) at...