Morphological and Chemical Factors Related to Western Flower Thrips Resistance in the Ornamental Gladiolus [PDF]
Plants, 2021 Understanding the mechanisms involved in host plant resistance opens the way for improved resistance breeding programs by using the traits involved as markers. Pest management is a major problem in cultivation of ornamentals.
Dinar S. C. Wahyuni +3 more
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Genome assembly of Hawaiian flower thrips Thrips hawaiiensis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) [PDF]
Scientific DataThe Hawaiian flower thrips, Thrips hawaiiensis, is a common flower inhabiting pest of various horticultural plant species. It damages flowers and fruits by puncturing. T. hawaiiensis shows a rapidly developed resistance to chemical control. The lack of a
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Overview of Updated Control Tactics for Western Flower Thrips. [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Simple Summary The western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande, is a significant agricultural pest that challenges crop production. WFT are tiny insects that feed on various plants, causing damage that affects crop yield and quality.
RodrÃguez D, Coy-Barrera E.
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of bean flower thrips Megalurothrips usitatus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). [PDF]
Sci Data, 2023 Bean flower thrips Megalurothrips usitatus is a staple pest of cowpea and other legumes and causes dramatic economic losses. Its small size allows for easy concealment, and large reproductive capacity easily leads to infestations.
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A push-pull strategy to control the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, using alarm and aggregation pheromones. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Since the first report in 1993 in Korea, the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, has been found in various crops throughout the country. Although more than 20 different chemical insecticides are registered to control this insect pest, its ...
Kim CY, Khan F, Kim Y.
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Citrus Pest Quick Guide: Flower Thrips
EDIS, 2022 This is a quick reference guide for identifying flower thrips and spotting the damage flower thrips causes.
Jamie D Burrow, Lauren M Diepenbrock
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Induced Resistance Combined with RNA Interference Attenuates the Counteradaptation of the Western Flower Thrips. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2022 The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande, is an invasive pest that damages agricultural and horticultural crops. The induction of plant defenses and RNA interference (RNAi) technology are potent pest control strategies.
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Efficient control of western flower thrips by plastid-mediated RNA interference. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2022 Significance Thrips are a group of piercing-sucking pest insects that do massive damage in agriculture and horticulture. The western flower thrip is a particularly notorious pest that has spread all over the world and is extremely difficult to control ...
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Bacterial Competition Influences the Ability of Symbiotic Bacteria to Colonize Western Flower Thrips. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2022 Symbiont mediated RNAi (SMR) is a promising method for precision control of pest insect species such as Western Flower Thrips (WFT). Two species of bacteria are known to be dominant symbiotic bacteria in WFT, namely BFo1 and BFo2 (Bacteria from ...
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A new brood-pollination mutualism between Stellera chamaejasme and flower thrips Frankliniella intonsa. [PDF]
BMC Plant Biol, 2021 Background Brood pollination mutualism is a special type of plant-pollinator interaction in which adult insects pollinate plants, and the plants provide breeding sites for the insects as a reward. To manifest such a mutualism between Stellera chamaejasme
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