1ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru560024, Karnataka, India
ICAR- Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore641003, Tamil Nadu, India
*Email: amuento@yahoo.co.in (corresponding author)
Online Published on 04 January, 2024.
The present study on the diversity of thrips on cotton in Tamil Nadu revealed the occurrence of the invasive species Thrips parvispinus Karny during kharif 2019-20. The thrips were found to occur on Gossypium barbadens variety Suvin. The diagnostics of this species are illustrated herein. The status of new record is also discussed.
