During present study, six bitter gourd cultivars were screened against thrips. The population of thrips was started from seedling stage of the crop and there was none of any cultivars found to be free from thrips infestation. The maximum mean population of thrips was recorded in cultivar Kokan Tara with 4.00 ± 0.23 thrips/three leaves/plant, while minimum mean population (3.34 ± 0.23) was recorded in cultivar Phule Green Gold.