Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) integrated pest management programs for fruiting vegetables in Florida
Pest Management Science, vol.68, no.12, pp.1537-1545, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 68 Issue: 12
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.1002/ps.3389
- Journal Name: Pest Management Science
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1537-1545
- Keywords: Frankliniella occidentalis, Fruiting vegetables, Integrated pest management, Thrips, Tospovirus
- Isparta University of Applied Sciences Affiliated: No
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The spread of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), resulted in the worldwide destabilization of established integrated pest management programs for many crops. Efforts to control the pest and the thrips-vectored tospoviruses with calendar applications of broad-spectrum insecticides have been unsuccessful. The result has been a classic '3-R' situation: resistance to numerous insecticides; resurgence of the western flower thrips populations as a result of natural predators and native competitor thrips being eliminated; replacement by various other pests. This paper reports on integrated pest management programs for fruiting vegetables that are effective, economical, ecologically sound and sustainable. RESULTS: The components include the following: define pest status (economic thresholds); increase biotic resistance (natural enemies and competition); integrate preventive and therapeutic tactics (scouting, ultraviolet-reflective technologies, biological control, compatible insecticides, companion plants and fertility); vertically integrate the programs with other pests; continually communicate latest science-based management tactics with end-users. CONCLUSION: These programs have been widely implemented in Florida and have significantly improved the management of western flower thrips and thrips-transmitted viruses. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry.