A field experiment on evaluation of some inorganic insecticides and botanicals for the control of chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood conducted at the Main Vegetable Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during 2002-03 and 2003-04 revealed that among the different insecticidal treatments, ethion + cypermethrin (0.045%), methomyl (0.04%) and diafenthiuron (0.05%) proved to be the most effective treatments followed by imidacloprid (0.005%), lufenuron (0.005%) and triazophos (0.04%), whereas both the botanical formulations viz., azadirachtin (0.00075%) and Neem Seed Kernel Suspension (5%) were found to be least effective against the pest. The plots treated with diafenthiuron registered highest (115.75 q/ha) yield which was followed by methomyl (104.67q/ha). The treatments of imidacloprid, lufenuron and triazophos produced satisfactory yield ranging from 69.66 to 82.30 q/ha. Economics of different treatments showed that appreciable Incremental  Cost Benefit Ratio (ICBR) were obtained in case of ethion + cypermethrin  (1:19.46), methomyl (1:15.18), imidacloprid (1:15.07) and triazophos (1:14.28).