Thrips are most damaging when they feed on onions at the early bulbing stage of development; both onion thrips and western flower thrips have an extensive host range and can be introduced to onion from other plants
TRIPS
ETL
TECHNICAL NAME
Thrips tabaci
COMMON NAME
تھرپس
CROP
ONION
ETL: 8-10 Adult or Nymph per leaf
TRIPS
Damage
TECHNICAL NAME
Thrips tabaci
COMMON NAME
تھرپس
CROP
ONION
Thrips in onions can cause damage by feeding on leaves and transmitting viral diseases, leading to reduced bulb size and quality, ultimately impacting crop yield and market value.
Onion armyworm is a destructive insect pest causing a lot of damage economically to the farmers. Due to the high resistance against chemical pesticides, this pest can rapidly proliferate in a very wide scale in a short period of time.
ARMYWORM
ETL
TECHNICAL NAME
Spodoptera litura / S. exigua
COMMON NAME
لشکری سنڈی
CROP
ONION
ETL: On Appearance
ARMYWORM
Damage
TECHNICAL NAME
Spodoptera litura / S. exigua
COMMON NAME
لشکری سنڈی
CROP
ONION
Armyworms can severely damage onion crops by feeding on foliage, resulting in skeletonized leaves, reduced bulb size, and decreased yields, leading to significant economic losses.