Corteva empowers chilli farmers against black thrips through innovative IPM strategies and model plots for sustainable crop ...

While chilli thrips, a new invasive insect pest, are causing severe damage to ornamental plants throughout the Houston area, it appears Hurricane Ike may have spread the pest further, said Dr. Scott ...

Insects are numerous on area landscape plants after a long, productive summer. To check for problem spots walk around weekly and look for insect activity. Check both old and new growth, plant stems ...

Chilli growers in Andhra Pradesh will likely bring more area under the cultivation of the spices crop next season (October 2022-September 2023) despite a new pest, black thrips, wreaking their crop ...

Hot days and dry Santa Ana winds have been the kickoff for chilli thrips season for the past five years in many California rose gardens. The following are the inconvenient truths you need to know ...

Hot days and dry Santa Ana winds have been the kickoff for chilli thrips season for the past five years in many California rose gardens. The following are the inconvenient truths you need to know ...

Though they are only about 2 mm -- little more than one-sixteenth of an inch -- long, chilli thrips can cause substantial damage. The blotchy discoloration of the rose leaf is evidence of feeding by ...

A new pest called the chilli thrip has eaten its way out of the Caribbean, crossed Florida and now is taking a bite out of Texas. The plant-chomping bug is creating major challenges for nursery ...

Horticultural experts are warning Houston gardeners to watch out for a new pest that has wreaked havoc on roses and other plants in Florida for about two years. According to Scott Ludwig, a Texas ...

VIJAYAWADA: Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu has directed the Horticulture Department to take measures to contain the widespread black thrips attack on chilli crops. In a telephonic review ...