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1 October 2004 Trap Evaluations for Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae)
Tian-Ye Chen, Chang-Chi Chu, Glenn Fitzgerald, Eric T. Natwick, Thomas J. Henneberry
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Abstract

Various trap types were evaluated for catching western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), and hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae). More western flower thrips were attracted to blue (458-nm peak reflectance) sticky card traps compared with yellow (560 nm) or white sticky card traps. Blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs; 465-nm peak emission) increased the efficacy of blue sticky card traps for catching western flower thrips. Numbers of western flower thrips caught on blue flat rectangular card traps were increased 2.0–2.5 times when cards were equipped with blue LEDs. Hoverflies adults are pollinators, and larvae are natural enemies of aphids and other pest insects. Hoverfly adults were attracted to blue sticky card traps. Nylon screen cages effectively excluded the hoverflies from the blue sticky card traps.

Tian-Ye Chen, Chang-Chi Chu, Glenn Fitzgerald, Eric T. Natwick, and Thomas J. Henneberry "Trap Evaluations for Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae)," Environmental Entomology 33(5), 1416-1420, (1 October 2004). https://doi.org/10.1603/0046-225X-33.5.1416
Received: 16 December 2003; Accepted: 1 June 2004; Published: 1 October 2004
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light-emitting diodes
thrips
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