Chilli thrips; Yellow tea thrips - Scirtothrips dorsalis
EEffective: August 18, 2010 - December 31, 2011
Taxonomic Position:
Thysanoptera : Thripidae
Pest Type:
Insects
Pest Code (NAPIS):
IMOCQHA
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These Approved Methods are appropriate for:
Human and Animal Pathogens Transmitted:
Not known to transmit any human or animal pathogens.
Plant Pathogens and Organisms Vectored:
Groundnut chlorotic fan-spot virus, Groundnut yellow spot virus (YSV), Tobacco streak virus (TSV), Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus (TSWV), Peanut bud necrosis virus (PBNV), Peanut chlorotic fan virus (PCFV), Peanut yellow spot virus (PYSV), and possibly Groundnut bud necrosis virus (Campbell et al.; Hodges et al., 2005; Kolke et al., 2008)
Identification
ID/Diagnostic: Morphological
Morphological: Identification of adults and late instar larvae is possible with some expertise/experience in Scirtothrips/ Thysanoptera. As per NIS, States may go to reliable entomologists/taxonomists for identification. The Chilli Thrips Task Force has named G.B. Edwards, Gillian Watson, Jack Reed, and Cindy McKenzie as approved taxonomists for chilli thrips identification.
Mistaken Identities:
Other thrips families and genera
Frankliniella schultzei, S. aurantii, and S. oligochaetus.