How to manage thrips in onion crop

Thrips are small and soft-bodied insects and can be found on the upper surface of leaves but usually on the lower surface of leaves.
With their sharp mouthparts, they suck the sap of the leaves, which causes the leaves to turn brown on the edges.
The affected plant appears dry and the leaf becomes discoloured and curls upwards. This insect is the cause of Jalebi disease in onion crops.
For the control of thrips it is necessary to use different chemicals for every spray.
Management: – For the prevention of thrips Fipronil 5% SC @ 400 ml / acre or Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.9% CS @ 200 ml / acre or Fipronil 40% + Imidacloprid 40% WG @ 40 gram / acre or Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 80 ml / acre.
Biological treatment: As a biological treatment, spray Beauveria Bassiana @ 500 gram/acre.

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Thrips are small and soft-bodied insects and can be found on the upper surface of leaves but usually on the lower surface of leaves.

With their sharp mouthparts, they suck the sap of the leaves, which causes the leaves to turn brown on the edges.

The affected plant appears dry and the leaf becomes discoloured and curls upwards. This insect is the cause of Jalebi disease in onion crops.

For the control of thrips it is necessary to use different chemicals for every spray.

Management: – For the prevention of thrips Fipronil 5% SC @ 400 ml / acre or Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.9% CS @ 200 ml / acre or Fipronil 40% + Imidacloprid 40% WG @ 40 gram / acre or Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 80 ml / acre.

Biological treatment: As a biological treatment, spray Beauveria Bassiana @ 500 gram/acre.

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