Insects (2021) 12 (3 - 208)

Helene Nielsen, Lene Sigsgaard, Sverre Kobro, Nauja L. Jensen and Stine K. Jacobsen (2021)
Species composition of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in strawberry high tunnels in Denmark
Insects 12 (3 - 208)
Abstract: Thrips are a major pest in protected strawberry production. Knowledge of thrips species composition could be instrumental for improved thrips management, but very little is known about which species are present in strawberries grown in high-tunnels in Denmark. Thrips (adults and larvae) were sampled in two strawberry tunnels of the cultivars Murano and Furore from May to August 2018, in the middle and in the edges of the tunnels. The most abundant thrips species found in the tunnels were Frankliniella intonsa and Thrips tabaci adults. Frankliniella intonsa were also the most frequently found species of the immatures sampled, followed by T. tabaci larvae, and other species. The number of thrips differed between the two cultivars, sampling times and location in the tunnel. Frankliniella intonsa was more abundant in the middle of the tunnels, while T. tabaci was more abundant in the edge of the tunnels adjacent to the field margins. The number of thrips peaked by the end of July. Both chemical and biological control should consider species composition and occurrence; hence, a fundamental first step for thrips management is to identify the species present on the target crop.
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Database assignments for author(s): Lene Sigsgaard, Sverre Kobro

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Thrips tabaci	Strawberry (Fragaria)	Denmark
	Frankliniella intonsa	Strawberry (Fragaria)	Denmark
	Thrips fuscipennis	Strawberry (Fragaria)	Denmark
	Thrips major	Strawberry (Fragaria)	Denmark