Thrips tabaci Lind. (Thysanoptera : Thripidae) is destructive, polyphagus pest of agricultural and other economically important crop plants. T. tabaci scrape its mouth parts on tender parts of the crop and feed on oozing sap, resulting white / brown specks / stricks on leaves / flowers and fruits and affect the growth of plant and quality of fruits. Therefore, host crop plants have been detected for T. tabaci from Western Maharashtra. It was found emerging economic important crops such as Onion Allium cepa L., Tomato Lycopersicon esculantum Mill., Cotton Gossypium hirsutum L., Garlic Allium fistulosam L., Tobacco Nicotiana tabacum L., Castor Ricinus communis L., Potato Solanum tuberosum L., Cucumber Cucumis sativa L., Bottle gourd Lagenaria vulgaris L., Cabbage Brassica oleracea capitata L., Cauliflower Brassica oleracea botrytis L. etc.
