Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, first arose as an important invasive pest of
many crops during the 1970s–1980s. The tremendous growth in international agricultural …

Western flower thrips (WFT) is one of the most economically important pest insects of many
crops worldwide. Recent EU legislation has caused a dramatic shift in pest management …

Cultural methods such as crop fertilization can affect susceptibility of plants to insect pests by
altering plant tissue nutrient levels. Research shows that the ability of a crop plant to resist or …

abstract In the past 30 years, western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)(
Thysanoptera: Thripidae), has become one of the most important agricultural pests …

Western flower thrip, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is among the most economically
important agricultural pests globally, attacking a wide range of vegetable and horticultural …

Thrips are among the most important agricultural pests globally because of the damage
inflicted by their oviposition, feeding, and ability to transmit plant viruses. Because of their …

The predacious mite Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot is used as a biological control agent
against various pests in greenhouses. Pollen offered as supplementary food is reported to …

BACKGROUND: The spread of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis
(Pergande)(Thysanoptera: Thripidae), resulted in the worldwide destabilization of …

The development time, fecundity, longevity, and resultant intrinsic growth rate of the western
flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)[Thysanoptera: Thripidae] encaged on a …

Nitrogen (N) and silicon (Si) are two important nutritional elements required for plant growth,
and both impact host plant resistance toward insect herbivores. The interaction between the …