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Deformed pepper fruit (no economic value) after damage from an infestation of the chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood. Photograph by Vivek Kumar , Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida.
Scirtothrips dorsalis feeding inflicts two types of damage to susceptible hosts, direct damage which results from feeding, and indirect damage which results from the transmission of plant-pathogenic viruses.
2 Ιουλ 2024 · According to a study, 40 to 80 per cent of the damage to chilli crop in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is due to thrips. But how can we know if it is thrips? What does the damage look like? What methods to adopt to get rid of them? Symptoms of Chilli Thrips Infestation
20 Ιουλ 2016 · Chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis, is native to south Asia and has become a worldwide pest in countries having horticulture commodities. It attacks more than 100 plant species, including chili peppers, tea, strawberries, tomatoes and many other vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops.
Chilli thrips appear to feed preferentially on new growth, and infested plants usually develop characteristic wrinkled leaves, with distinctive brown scarring along the veins of leaves, the buds of flowers, and the calyx of fruit.
Damage. Chilli thrips may be present in all above ground plant parts of its host plants. It may prefer young leaves and buds as well as tender plant stems. Thrips feed on their host plants with piercing-sucking mouthparts which repeatedly puncture plant tissues and can leave browned lines that eventually wrinkle and curl.
Species Profile: Chilli Thrips. Attacks and causes significant damage to over 100 vegetable, ornamental, and fruit crops.