Add to ORKGNot AvailableGroundnut (Arachis hypogea L.) is an important oilseed, food and fodder crop which is one of the five most important oil seed crops of the world. In India, groundnut is grown in an area of 5.47 million ha with a production of 5.51 million tones (2). Peanut bud necrosis disease (PBND) caused by peanut bud necrosis tospovirus (PBNV) vectored by Thrips palmi Karny (9) is a major disease of groundnut in South East Asia especially in India causing an yield loss of 89 million US dollars (1). The yield loss due to PBND in groundnut mainly depends on the time of infection. If the infection occurs on young plants (<60 days) pod yield loss will be 100% (6). On the basis of severity of PBNV incidence, a number of “hotspots” such as Mainpu...