Thrips can be seen by tapping the tender shoots on white background. It always prefers feeding on new growth of plants. Nymphs and adults lacerate and suck the sap from buds, flowers, leaves and fruits. Affected leaves curl upwards and downwards. The tip of the tender shoots becomes dried. Scrapping marks on buds and fruits can be noticed easily. Collect and destroy affected plant parts and dried tender shoots regularly. Do not grow intercrops which act as alternate hosts like chilli, onion, garlic, brinjal and tomato in pomegranate. Spray imidacloprid @ 0.4 ml/l or acephate 75 SP @ 1ml/l on observing the symptoms.
How thrips cause damage in pomegranate and how it can be controlled?
