Phytoparasitica (2006) 34, 488-490

E. Roditakis, L.A. Mound and N.E. Roditakis (2006)
First record in Crete of Hercinothrips femoralis in greenhouse banana plantations
Phytoparasitica 34 (5), 488-490
Abstract: In 2004 the banded greenhouse thrips, Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), was recorded for the first time in greenhouse-grown organic banana in the area of Sitia (northeastern Crete). Banana fruits were severely damaged by the thrips infestation and a typical smoky-red discoloration of the fruit was observed. Pest control was poor using either high-pressure washing with potassium fatty acids, or commercially available thrips predators Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and Orius laevigatus (Fieber) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae). During 2005 H. femoralis was also found causing severe damage in conventional banana plantations in Arvi, the main banana-growing area of Crete.
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Database assignments for author(s): Emmanouil Roditakis, Laurence A. Mound

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Hercinothrips femoralis	Banana/plantain (Musa)	Greece