The insect order Thysanoptera is used as an indicator of the vulnerability to foreign insect invasions of New Caledonian ecosystems—both the unique natural systems, and the agricultural and horticultural systems on w...
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...
Interaction among arthropods(insect-acarine)was investigated at all trophic levels in agro-ecosystem and affects the population dynamic and diversification of arthropod pests and intensity of natural enemy(parasitism)...
partly financed by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and partly by the breeding companies Keygene, Syngenta and East West Seeds
Insect herbivory can seriously hinder plant performance and reduce crop yield. Thrips are minute cell-content-feeding insects that are important vectors of viral plant pathogens, and are serious crop pests. We investi...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31272344);the Young Talent Support Program from the Association for Science and Technology of Colleges in Shaanxi Province (20160235);the Scientific Research Project from the Educational Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government (17JS040);the Special Foundation for Young Scientists of Weinan Normal University in 2018 (18ZRRC11)
This paper describes and illustrates a new species in the genus Hydatothrips from Hainan Island, China,H.hainanensis sp.nov.The type specimens are deposited in the Entomological Museum,Northwest A&F University.
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 ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(3127344,31402001);the Shaanxi National Science Foundation Project(2017JQ3017);the Science and Technology Projects in Weinan(2016KYJ-4-4)
The species from China in the spore-feeding genus Nesothrips Kirkaldy are reviewed and N. propinquus is recorded for the first time from China. An identification key is provided for the four Nesothrips species current...