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Phytochemical Background Mediates Effects of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids on Western Flower Thrips. [PDF]
J Chem Ecol, 2019 Plants produce an extremely diverse array of metabolites that mediate many aspects of plant-environment interactions. In the context of plant-herbivore interactions, it is as yet poorly understood how natural backgrounds shape the bioactivity of individual metabolites.
Liu X, Vrieling K, Klinkhamer PGL.
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Pest Identification Guide: Western Flower Thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)
EDIS, 2016 Western flower thrips transmit the carmovirus Pelargonium flower break virus (PFBV), the ilarvirus Tobacco streak virus (TSV), the tospoviruses Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus (CSNV), Groundnut ringspot virus (GRSV), Impatiens necrotic spot virus ...
Jeffrey D. Cluever, Hugh A. Smith
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Flower Color Preferences of Western Flower Thrips [PDF]
HortTechnology, 2005 Flower color preference of western flower thrips [WFT ( Frankliniella occidentalis ) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)] was assessed by observing insect location after introduction into chambers containing four different colored flowers of each of three plant species: transvaal daisy (
Meredith R. Blumthal +3 more
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Thrips in Florida Strawberry Crops
EDIS, 2015 Strawberries grown in Florida are attacked by several pests, including flower thrips. Western flower thrips and common blossom thrips (both invasive) can cause damage to strawberries in Florida; but, while the native Florida flower thrips is commonly ...
Jeffrey D. Cluever +3 more
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HortScience, 2020 The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is a major insect pest of greenhouse-grown horticultural crops.
Devin L. Radosevich +2 more
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HortScience, 2020 Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, and fungus gnats (Bradysia spp.) are major insect pests of greenhouse production systems. Both insect pests have life stages that reside in the soil or plant-growing medium: prepupae and pupae of western
Nathan J. Herrick, Raymond A. Cloyd
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Fungal pathogen controls thrips in greenhouse flowers
California Agriculture, 1998 Western flower thrips cause considerable losses in a wide range of agricultural crops by feeding on leaves and fruit, laying eggs in fruit and transmitting diseases.
Brook C. Murphy +4 more
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Western Flower Thrips Control, Michigan, 1993 [PDF]
Arthropod Management Tests, 1994 Abstract Forty-eight geranium plants grown from plugs were used for this test at the Pesticide Research Center greenhouses at Michigan State University. Pretreatment counts were taken on 8 Jun by counting all adult thrips and immatures on the undersides of 5 leaves randomly taken from each plant.
D. R. Smitley, T. W. Davis
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Predatory mites double the economic injury level of the Frankliniella occidentalis in strawberry [PDF]
, 2016 The western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) causes bronzing to strawberry fruit. Management of insecticide-resistant strains relies on the integration of predators with carefully timed use of the few ...
Kirk, WDJ, Sampson, C
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Pest species diversity enhances control of spider mites and whiteflies by a generalist phytoseiid predator [PDF]
, 2010 To test the hypothesis that pest species diversity enhances biological pest control with generalist predators, we studied the dynamics of three major pest species on greenhouse cucumber: Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande ...
Holstein-Saj, R., van +4 more
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