Florida Entomologist (2016) 99, 314-317

José Salazar Zanuncio-Junior, David dos Santos Martins, Maurício José Fornazier, José Aires Ventura, Renan Batista Queiroz, Sílvia Marisa Jesien Pinent and José Cola Zanuncio (2016)
Thrips species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Brazilian papaya (Brassicales: Caricaceae) orchards as potential virus vectors
Florida Entomologist 99 (2), 314-317
Abstract: Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) are pests of many fruit crops because they cause feeding damage or act as virus vectors. Seven thrips species were collected using Moericke yellow traps in papaya (Brassicales: Caricaceae) orchards, and Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Giard), the most frequent one (76.6%), occurred during all months evaluated. This is the first record of Frankliniella schultzei (Trybom) and F. australis Morgan in papaya orchards. Some of these species are minor pests of papaya, but some of them, such as F. schultzei, were reported as virus vectors to other commercial crops. The importance of these findings and needs for future research are discussed.
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Database assignments for author(s): José Cola Zanuncio

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.
	Frankliniella schultzei	Papaya (Carica papaya)	Brazil (south)
	Selenothrips rubrocinctus	Papaya (Carica papaya)	Brazil (south)
	Retithrips syriacus	Papaya (Carica papaya)	Brazil (south)
	Frankliniella australis	Papaya (Carica papaya)	Brazil (south)