Symptoms of damage:

• Small white silvery patches are seen all over the leaves
• In severe infestation, leaves dry from tip to downward

Identification of pest:

• Eggs: Are laid only in the tender leaf
• Adult: The colour of the insect varies from pale yellow to grey

Management:

• Clean cultivation, regular hoeing
• Flooding of infested field will check the thrips population.
• Spray insecticides dimethoate @ 0.06% or profenofos @ 0.05%