Efficacy of Insecticides Against Chilli Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Containerized Distylium in Commercial Nursery, 2018

Impacts on Natural Enemies and Competitor Thrips of Insecticides against the Western Flower Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Fruiting Vegetables

Newer, selective insecticides with few negative impacts on natural enemies and competitor species are needed for effective, sustainable management of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impacts on natural enemies and competitor thrips species of insecticides used for control of western flower thrips in fruiting vegetabl...

Efficacy of Spinetoram Against Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Seedling Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L

M.W. Siebert, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 129 Bayou Rd, Greenville, MS 38701; S. Nolting and J.E. Dripps, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268; L.C. Walton, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 693 Walton Road SW, Tupelo, MS 38804; D.R. Cook and J. Gore, Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Box 197, Stoneville, MS 38776; S. Stewart, University of Tennessee,...

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

Catching Thrips (thysanoptera: Thripidae) with Various Traps

Various traps were evaluated for capture of western flower thrips, Franklinella occidentalis (Pergande). More thrips were attracted to blue sticky cards compared with yellow or white cards. With the addition of blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) thrips numbers on blue cards increased 2.2 fold. The numbers of thrips caught per 10cm on blue sticky cups were 2.4 times more than on blue sticky cards...

Advances in control of onion thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in cabbage.

Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), feeding injury results in discoloration and a rough texture on cabbage, Brassica oleracea capitata (L.), leaves, and damage may occur deep inside the head. It has become a key pest of cabbage in the United States and many other countries. Previous studies have indicated poor control using insecticides. The present study identified ...