Western flower thrip,Frankliniella occidentalis(Pergande),is among the most economically important agricultural pests globally,attacking a wide range of vegetable and horticultural crops.In addition to causing extensi...
This study was funded by the Dutch Product Board for Horticulture.Part of this work was supported by COST Action FA 1105:Towards a sustainable and productive EU organic greenhouse horticulture.
The poinsettia thrips Echinothrips americanus Morgan is a relatively new pest that has spread rapidly worldwide and causes serious damage in both vegetable and ornamental plants.In this study,we investigated if and ho...
To survive in nature,organisms may need to take direct action to mitigate specific dangers from their environmental surroundings.Tiny flying insects are thought to be at particular risk from rainfall that would be of ...
We investigated the responses of 3 thrips species, Frankliniella schultzei Tryborn, E occidentalis Pergrande, and Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) to herbivore-damaged and undamaged cotton seedlings...
The spread of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), has resulted in the world-wide destabilization of established integrated pest management programs for many crops. It is hypothesized th...
Many species of gall-inducing Acacia thrips are attacked by kleptoparasitic thrips who enter the gall, destroy the occupants, and then use the gall for producing their own offspring. The hypothesis tested here is that...