Thrips carthami Shumsher (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on Apple from Kashmir, India

Abstract

A survey was conducted in various districts of the Kashmir valley in India to assess the diversity of thrips species on apple in summer during the year 2016-17. Samples of flower clusters containing thrips were collected from apple, and the thrips identified to species. The results revealed that only one species of thrips, Thrips carthami Shumsher, was associated with apple. Information on the taxonomy and distribution is provided.