Biology, migration, and management of western flower thrips in apple orchards

Author: Elizabeth H. Beers

Published: 2005

Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1. Determine the mobility of thrips in orchards and between orchards and near-orchard habitats. 2. Determine the efficacy of managing alternate hosts in the orchard groundcover during apple blossom for management of the resident WFT population. 3. Determine the period of susceptibility of apple fruit to oviposition injury.

Keywords:

• Apple
• Crop Protection
• Thrips
• Oviposition injury
• Western flower thrips