Comparative toxicity of certain medicinal plants against invasive chili thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny)
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Elaiyabharathi, T, Satya bhanu, G, Saikumar, T, Suganthi, A, Kavitha, C and Karthikeyan, M. 2025. "Comparative toxicity of certain medicinal plants against invasive chili thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny)." Plant Science Today. 12 (1), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.6328
| Article Title | Comparative toxicity of certain medicinal plants against invasive chili thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny) |
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| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Elaiyabharathi, T, Satya bhanu, G, Saikumar, T, Suganthi, A, Kavitha, C and Karthikeyan, M |
| Journal Title | Plant Science Today |
| Journal Citation | 12 (1), pp. 1-8 |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Horizon E-Publishing Group |
| Place of Publication | India |
| ISSN | 2348-1900 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.6328 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/6328 |
| Abstract | Chilli thrips, Thrips parvispinus, is an invasive pest causing significant yield losses of up to 80%. To manage this, pest farmers rely only upon insecticides and this situation leads to insecticidal residues being higher than the maximum residual level (MRL). To find out alternative strategies to insecticides, a laboratory bioassay was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of leaf extracts from medicinal and aromatic plants, including Adhatoda vasica, Andrographis paniculata and Coleus aromaticus, against T. parvispinus. The plant extracts were tested at a concentration of 20%, and adult mortality was observed within 24 h of exposure. The results showed that A. vasica leaf extract had the highest toxicity with an LC50 of 7.90%, followed by A. paniculata with an LC50 of 11.14%, and C. aromaticus with the lowest toxicity at an LC50 of 13.92%. A field study was also conducted to evaluate the efficacy of A. vasica leaf extract against the invasive thrips, T. parvispinus, in chilli under field conditions. The results indicated that A. vasica leaf extract at 5 mL/L (43.91 to 45.52%) and 7 mL/L (49.32 to 50.98%) were the most effective doses against T. parvispinus at both locations, besides being safer to natural enemies chilli. The present findings confirm that A. vasica leaf extract (10%) could be a potential eco-friendly alternative to chilli farmers against T. parvispinus. |
| Keywords | chilli; chilli thrips; ecofriendly management; LC50; eaf extract; medicinal and aromatic plants; mortality; T. parvispinus |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 309999. Other agricultural, veterinary and food sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Byline Affiliations | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India |
| Centre for Crop Health |
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