Neotropical Entomology (2008) 37, 486-488
Silvia M.J. Pinent, Fernando Mascaro, Marcos Botton and Luiza R. Redaelli (2008)
Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae, Phlaeothripidae) damaging peach in Paranapanema, São Paulo State, Brazil
Neotropical Entomology 37 (4), 486-488
Abstract: Seeking to identify thrips species associated to peach and the injuries they cause, plants of Aurora and Tropic Beauty cultivars were weekly monitored, from May to August of 2005, in Holambra II district, in Paranapanema, SP. Flowers and fruits from six plants per hectare were sampled by the hitting technique. Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), F. schultzei (Trybom), F. gardenia (Moulton), F. condei John, F. insularis (Franklin) and Thrips tabaci Lindeman, in Thripidae, and Haplothrips gowdeyi (Franklin), in Phlaeothripidae were identified. F. occidentalis was dominant, comprising 55.7% of the total specimens sampled. Slight and severe injuries were registered in fruits.
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Database assignments for author(s): Marcos Botton, Luiza R. Redaelli
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution
damage/losses/economics
