Discovery of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Blueberry Fields of Michoacan, Mexico

Key for Identification of Adult Female of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Based on External Morphology

Thrips are minute insects and belong to the family thripidae of the order Thysanoptera. Thrips are less than two millimeters long, slender like and agile insects. Head of Scirtothrips dorsalis is pale in colour longer than broad, 217.5-237 μm long and 175-194 μm wide across the eyes. Eyes are redish in colour, 75-89 μm long and 63-70 μm wide at the middle and three occili are arranged triangula...

An Overview of Chilli Thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Biology, Distribution and Management

Estimating Bacterial Diversity in Scirtothrips Dorsalis (thysanoptera: Thripidae) via next Generation Sequencing.

The last 2 decades have produced a better understanding of insect-microbial associations and yielded some important opportunities for insect control. However, most of our knowledge comes from model systems. Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) have been understudied despite their global importance as invasive species, plant pests and disease vectors. Using a culture and primer independent next-gene...

گونۀ Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) به عنوان آفت مرکبات در استان فارس

‌گونه‌های جنس Scirtothrips Shull حشرات ریزی‌اند که چندین گونۀ آن بر روی محصولات مختلف در دنیا به عنوان آفاتی مهم، شناخته شده‌اند. در این مطالعه، برای نخستین بار گونۀHood  S. dorsalis از ایران گزارش می‌شود. رنگ بدن این گونه به‌طور کلی روشن است، اما بندهای انتهایی شاخک تیره‌اند. بندهای استرنیت شکم به جز در ناحیۀ جلویی میانی از ردیف‌های موهای ریز پوشیده شده است. جمعیت زیادی از این گونهدر باغ‌های م...

Scirtothrips Species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Described from Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) in Mexico

A series of 15 species described from specimens collected from the leaves of mango trees at a single site in Mexico are newly placed as synonyms of the California citrus thrips, Scirtothrips citri (Moulton) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). These species were originally discriminated based on differences in the precise placement of setae in the median area of the pronotum, and this chaetotaxy is here ...