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Integrated thrips control on glasshouse cucumbers 1
Author(s) -
PIĄTKOWSKI J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1992.tb00534.x
Subject(s) - thrips , biology , western flower thrips , greenhouse , horticulture , predation , agronomy , thripidae , ecology
Thrips are among the most dangerous pests of glasshouse cucumbers in Poland. The most frequent species, causing the greatest damage, are Frankliniella occidentalis and Thrips tabaci. The integrated programme of glasshouse cucumber protection against thrips consists of prophylactic treaments, use of the predators Amblyseius barkeri and Neoseiulus cucumeris , and agrotechnical measures.