Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) integrated pest management programs for fruiting vegetables in Florida |
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Authors: | Ozan Demirozer Kara Tyler‐Julian Joe Funderburk Norm Leppla Stuart Reitz |
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Institution: | 1. Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, Isparta, Turkey;2. University of Florida, Quincy, FL, USA;3. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;4. Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Tallahassee, FL, USA;5. Oregon State University, Ontario, OR, USA |
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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. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry |
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Keywords: | thrips integrated pest management Frankliniella occidentalis fruiting vegetables tospovirus |
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