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Integrated pest management in western flower thrips: past, present and future
Author(s) -
Mouden Sanae,
Sarmiento Kryss Facun,
Klinkhamer Peter GL,
Leiss Kirsten A
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pest management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1526-4998
pISSN - 1526-498X
DOI - 10.1002/ps.4531
Subject(s) - integrated pest management , western flower thrips , thrips , pest control , pest analysis , legislation , business , microbiology and biotechnology , resistance (ecology) , environmental planning , biology , agroforestry , ecology , political science , thripidae , marketing , agronomy , geography , law
Western flower thrips ( WFT ) is one of the most economically important pest insects of many crops worldwide. Recent EU legislation has caused a dramatic shift in pest management strategies, pushing for tactics that are less reliable on chemicals. The development of alternative strategies is therefore an issue of increasing urgency. This paper reviews the main control tactics in integrated pest management ( IPM ) of WFT , with the focus on biological control and host plant resistance as areas of major progress. Knowledge gaps are identified and innovative approaches emphasised, highlighting the advances in ‘omics’ technologies. Successful programmes are most likely generated when preventive and therapeutic strategies with mutually beneficial, cost‐effective and environmentally sound foundations are incorporated. © 2017 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.