Florida Entomologist (2012) 95, 205-207
Vivek Kumar, Dakshina R. Seal, Garima Kakkar, Cindy L. McKenzie and Lance S. Osborne (2012)
New tropical fruit hosts of Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and its relative abundance on them in South Florida
Florida Entomologist 95 (1), 205-207
Abstract: During scouting and sampling various of plant species at different commercial nurseries in Miami-Dade County, Florida, 12 different crops were found to be economically affected by S. dorsalis in a commercial nursery. An open free choice host susceptibility test was conducted on 6 fruit hosts from the nursery. Canistel, mango, sapodilla and miracle fruit were found to be most affected among the fruit hosts with maximum damage ratings of 2.78, 2.67, 1.67 and 0.77 respectively. Since the host range of this pest is expanding, a careful monitoring and sampling protocols, especially of potted plants, should be diligently implemented to prevent and retard its distribution in different regions.
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Database assignments for author(s): Vivek Kumar, Cindy L. McKenzie, Lance S. Osborne
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
surveys/sampling/distribution
