Association of the western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) with cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus) in Israel |
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Authors: | Raisa Chyzik Y Ben-Dov Y Nakache M Klein |
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Institution: | 1. Dept. of Entomology, ARO, The Volcani Center, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel 2. Eden Regional Experiment Station, M.P. Bet She’an Valley, 10900, Bet She’an, Israel
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Abstract: | In 1992 and 1993, sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) crops in Israel were heavily damaged by the western flower thrips (WFT),Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Adult females appear in the heads of sunflower just as the latter begin to blossom;
the population decreases towards completion of anthesis. The damage to kernels is greatest at the periphery of the heads,
where flowers appear first, and lowest at the center. Fields sown early in the season (in March) are usually the ones infested
most by WFT and suffering the greatest damage. Fields sown one month later are less infested, since predatory bugs of the
genusOrius are very active at that time. |
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Keywords: | Sunflower Helianthus annuus western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis predator bugs Orius niger O albidipennis O laevigatus |
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