author(s)
GS Guruprasad, Shivayogiyappa, P Gangaraju, Rajeevkumar Negalur, D Prameshand and SB Goudar

abstract
A study was carried out during 2012-13 and 2013-14 at Mataladinni village of Yalaburga taluk, (Koppal Dist.), Karnataka, India, which is 80 km away from Agricultural Research Station Gangavathi on efficacy of a novel insecticide spinetoram 12% SC at different doses against thrips and its impact on natural enemies in Grapes along with recommended insecticides. Among the different insecticides tested, spinetoram 12% SC @ 300 and 375 g.a.i/ ha found to be effective in reducing the thrips population and also for realising the higher fruit yield with a least adverse effect on natural enemies build up like Coccinellids.