The important invasive thrips species Hawaiian flower thrips, Thrips hawaiiensis (Morgan, 1913) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) was first reported in Türkiye 2015. Since then, it has been causing damage lemon orchards. This study conducted to reveal the most effective insecticides, spraying time and efficacy of biological control. For this purpose, effectiveness five insecticides (480 g/l spinosad, 2...

Abstract The bug Orius similis Zheng is a native generalist predator of insect pests in southern China. fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), notorious defoliator that now an economically important pest throughout To investigate the ability O. to control FAW, we evaluated predatory capacity, behavior, and functional response with respect FAW their olfactory response. Both fem...

The desirable characteristics of effective natural enemies and the causes for failure biological control efforts have been discussed extensively in literature, yet predicting which collection site may yield efficient remains a challenge. Insect characteristics, such as morphology, physiology, life history behavior, often vary across geographic cline location. These variations reflect phenotypic...