Decision-making system for the management of Frankliniella schultzei thrips in commercial melon fields
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105346
Abstract: Abstract The common blossom thrips, Frankliniella schultzei (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) (Trybom), is an important pest of melons (Cucumis melo). This species is found on all continents, but especially in tropical and subtropical regions. Decision-making systems are… read more here.
Keywords: decision; frankliniella schultzei; melon fields; making system ... See more keywords
Resolving the taxonomic status of Frankliniella schultzei (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) colour forms in Kenya — a morphological-, biological-, molecular- and ecological-based approach
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DOI: 10.1017/s1742758416000126
Abstract: Frankliniella schultzei Trybom is a polyphagous pest and vector of tospoviruses worldwide. It occurs in dark and pale colour forms that are morphologically similar but differ in vector competency and geographic spread. In Kenya and… read more here.
Keywords: frankliniella schultzei; colour forms; colour; taxonomic status ... See more keywords
Tiny insects against the weather—flight and foraging patterns of Frankliniella schultzei (Thripidae) not altered by onset of rainfall
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DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12492
Abstract: To survive in nature, organisms may need to take direct action to mitigate specific dangers from their environmental surroundings. Tiny flying insects are thought to be at particular risk from rainfall that would be of… read more here.
Keywords: insects; frankliniella schultzei; flight; rainfall ... See more keywords
Functional Response of Three Species of Predatory Pirate Bugs to Different Densities of Blossom Thrips, Frankliniella schultzei Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
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DOI: 10.18520/cs/v118/i5/827-833
Abstract: The functional response of three anthocorid bugs, namely Blaptostethus pallescens Poppius, Cardiastethus affinis Poppius and Montandoniola indica Yamada (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) was assessed by feeding them with different densities of thrips larvae of Frankliniella schultzei (Trybom)… read more here.
Keywords: response; functional response; different densities; frankliniella schultzei ... See more keywords