The most severe outcome of the widespread interspecific competition that occurs between
invasive organisms and their local congeners is species displacement. The western flower …

Thrips palmi Karny, the melon thrips, has spread widely and rapidly in tropical and
subtropical regions, but despite a number of outbreaks (all successfully eradicated) and …

Shortly after its invasion into Europe, the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis
(Pergande), became a more severe pest of greenhouse crops than the onion thrips, Thrips …

Biological characteristics of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis
(Pergande)(Thysan., Thripae), were investigated on excised leaves of five vegetables …

Low, medium and high densities of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis
(Pergande), were established in three greenhouses at the Greenhouse and Processing …

Thrips (fhysanoptera) are very small insects, widespread throughout the world with a
preponderance of tropical species, many temperate ones, and even a few living in arctic …

In theory, selection favours predators that select prey in order to maximise reproductive
success. We studied the association between preference and performance of the generalist …

Injury to various plant tissues by ovipositing Terebrantian species and feeding injuries by
thrips species to pollen, flowers, fruit and leaves are characterized for different economic …

Insect and mite pests are a major constraint to greenhouse production of vegetables, fruits
and ornamentals. As the abiotic conditions in greenhouses are relatively stable and uniform …

Mixed infestations of thrips, composed of≈ 94% Thrips palmi Karny and 6% Frankliniella
occidentalis (Pergande). resulted in significant reductions in total cucumber yield, mean fruit …