Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is a worldwide pest of onion, Allium cepa L. In Þeld studies on onion resistance conducted in 2007 and 2008 using 49 cultivars, 11 showedlowleafdamagebyT. tabaci. In laboratorystudies, the11cultivars, alongwith twosusceptiblechecks and four additional cultivars, were evaluated to characterize resistance to T. tabaci and to determin...

Two field trials in leek were set up to determine and, if possible, improve the effect of spray applications of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) Wouts, Mracek, Gerdin et Bedding against Thrips tabaci Lindeman. The first trial focused on selecting a suitable application technique and on testing the effect of an attractant on thrips control in leek. The second trial focused on incorporating entomop...

Seasonal abundance and effect on onion yield reduction were studied for onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman, for two consecutive seasons (dry and rainy) to develop economic thresholds (ET) in Honduras. Overall, thrips populations were highest during the dry season, with average thrips per leaf per day 5.2 times higher than during the rainy season. In the two onion cultivars tested (Granex 429 ...

During the past two decades, onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), has become a global pest of increasing concern in commercial onion (Allium cepa L.), because of its development of resistance to insecticides, ability to transmit plant pathogens, and frequency of producing more generations at high temperatures. T. tabaci feeds directly on leaves, causing blotches and p...

Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman, are an economic pest of alliums worldwide. In Ontario onion-growing regions, seasonal abundance and population trends of onion thrips are not well known. The objectives of this research were to investigate onion thrips population dynamics by using both white sticky traps and plant counts, to gain insight into flight height, and to determine the genus and se...

Thrips populations increase in the spring on early wild host plants and most likely on wheat. These hosts of thrips start to dry beginning in early May until midJune and thrips begin to migrate to more favorable food sources. Unfortunately, this is about the same time that cotton begins to grow. The large host acreage for thrips and their reproductive capability create a situation, in most year...

Knowledge of population-level genetic differences can help explain variation among populations of insect vectors in their role in the epidemiology of specific viruses. Variation in competency to transmit Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) that exists among populations of Thrips tabaci has been associated with the presence of cryptic species that exhibit different modes of reproduction and host ra...

introduction: garlic (allium sativum) (family amaryllidaceae) are one of important crops in hamedan province. there are several insects and mites that by feeding on this plant cause to damage garlic yield. among the insect pests, the most dangerous pests of garlic are thrips species (insecta: thysanoptera). in this group, onion thrips, thrips tabaci lindeman is widely distributed and is a domin...

Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)) can be a pest in organic onion production on Prince Edward Island. This study was to examine the effect of planting time and variety on infestation levels and damage by onion thrips on cabbage (Brassicae oleracea capitala (L.)). A field site was planted with 2 main and 8 lesser varieties of cabbage over 4 planting dates. Some varie...

The impact of water-soluble carbohydrate composition in relation to damage levels of onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman), were studied under field conditions at the Experimental Field of the Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana on 7 cabbage cultivar (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata). Onion thrips showed weak preference on cabbage heads with high amount of total carbohydrate, fructose and gluc...