Plant volatile organic compounds play a role in selection of host plants by herbivorous
insects. Once the insect reaches the plant, contact cues determine host acceptance …

Abstract Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché)(Thysanoptera: Thripidae) has been reported
on several crops. The development time, viability of immature stages, and reproductive …

Understanding the mechanisms involved in host plant resistance opens the way for
improved resistance breeding programs by using the traits involved as markers. Pest …

An illustrated identification system is presented to 99 species and 49 genera in three
families recorded from the Hawaiian Islands in the Thysanoptera suborder Terebrantia. Only …

Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae), is
one the 5 most-consumed fresh fruits in the world. The thrips Frankliniella schultzei …

Abstract Melon thrips, Thrips palmi Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is a serious pest of
vegetable, ornamental, and fruit crops. As a potential component of an integrated pest …

Data on host-plant ranges are scanty for several thrips species. Published records often
refer to collecting sites of adults that have dispersed from their breeding sites. Thus there are …

The cabbage whitefly (CW), Aleyrodes proletella (L.)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is an
important pest in Brassica oleracea L. crops. Little is known about the mechanisms of …

Heliothrips similis sp. n. is described as a close relative of the greenhouse thrips, Heliothrips
haemorrhoidalis. This is the third species recognized here in the Neotropical genus …

The Panchaetothripinae comprises 42 genera and 146 species of leaf-feeding thrips, some
of which are horticultural pests. We examined representatives of the 18 genera that include …