Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The western flower thrips [Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)] is an invasive pest insect in agriculture. This species of thrips is native to the Southwestern United States [1] but has spread to other continents, including Europe, Australia (where it was identified in May 1993 [1]), and South America via transport of infested plant material.
Flower thrips can be agricultural pests in either two species of thrips in the genus Frankliniella: F. tritici , Eastern flower thrips F. occidentalis , Western flower thrips
The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, has spread until it now has a worldwide distribution, and is the primary vector of plant diseases caused by tospoviruses. [86] Other viruses that they spread include the genera Ilarvirus , (Alpha |Beta |Gamma)carmovirus , Sobemovirus and Machlomovirus . [ 87 ]
Banded thrips Aeolothrips kuwanaii: Caliothrips marginipennis: Erythrothrips arizonae: Erythrothrips keeni: Franklinothrips vespiformis: Vespiform thrips Klambothrips myopori: Naio thrips Liothrips ilex: Toyon gall thrips Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis: Greenhouse thrips Hercinothrips femoralis: Frankliniella occidentalis: Western flower thrips ...
Frankliniella is a genus of thrips belonging to the family Thripidae. [1] The genus was first described by Karny in 1910. [1] The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [2] Frankliniella species can be quite variable in appearance, making identification challenging. [3] There are about 230 species in the genus. [3] Species include:
The chili thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis, is an Asian pest on many crops, including chili peppers, roses, strawberry, tea, ground nuts, and castor bean. The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis , has recently expanded its range from western North America to large portions of Europe and Asia through the trade of greenhouse plants.
(3) [13] Greenhouses provide ideal environments for Western Flower Thrips and preventative measures must be taken in order to insure healthy plants. [14] Although Wester Flower Thrips were at one time only a pest across the western United States and Canada, their spread has now reached worldwide.
USDA PLANTS Database: California State Noxious Weeds List; Cal-IPC: California Invasive Plant Council homepage + information. Cal-IPC: CalWeedMapper; California Native Plant Society—CNPS: Invasive Weeds + links. UC IPM" Invasive Plants of California — managing invasive plants. PlantRight.org: address and stop sale of invasive garden plants ...