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Management of black thrips in chilli in India: A review

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India is the largest producer of chilli as cash crop in all over the world, contributing almost 43% of global production. Indian chilli is world famous for its colour and pungency levels. Thrips and mites are very common insect pests of chilli that can seriously harm chilli crop from the seedling stage to reproductive stage. In case of thrips, both in their adult and nymphal stages harm the chilli crop by drawing sap from the leaves, shoots, buds and fruits. Long-term thrips feeding will curl delicate leaves and buds, change the colour of the blossoms and fruit from bronze to black, and make the plant material unsellable.

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