Protected cultivation of high value vegetables and cut-flowers has shown tremendous
potential during the last decadeor so. With the progress of liberalized economy and the …

Western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is a highly invasive pest,
infesting many species of plants worldwide, but few studies have investigated the visual and …

BACKGROUND: Greenhouse whiteflies, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), are
notorious pests that, through the reduction of crop yields and excretion of honeydew, cause …

This work studies natural ventilation in a Mediterranean greenhouse, comparing a new
experimental screen of 13 ~ 30 threads cm. 2 (porosity 39.0%) with a commercial control …

A flower model trap developed by modifying an artificial yellow chrysanthemum flower was
more attractive to flower thrips than commercial yellow sticky traps. Installation of these …

Purpose Harmful flies are one of the major threats to greenhouse crop cultivation in terms of
economic loss. Controlling flies in an environmentally friendly manner is preferable to …

Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande and F. intonsa Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) are
anthophilous insect pests of many crops worldwide. We evaluated a flower model trap …

La mosca blanca de los invernaderos produce daños en tomate, al afectar el crecimiento,
transmitir virus que provocan enfermedades y favorecer el desarrollo de fumagina. El …

Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is an important economic
pest and has a worldwide distribution. In Chile, this species has been reported over a large …

The greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) has been
identified as a priority pest for multiple vegetable and ornamental greenhouse crops. The …