Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) are pests of many fruit crops because they cause feeding damage or act as virus vectors. Seven thrips species were collected using Moericke yellow traps in papaya (Brassicales: Caricaceae) orchards, and Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Giard), the most frequent one (76.6%), occurred during all months evaluated. This is the first record of Frankliniella schultzei (Trybom) and F. australis Morgan in papaya orchards. Some of these species are minor pests of papaya, but some of them, such as F. schultzei, were reported as virus vectors to other commercial crops. The importance of these findings and needs for future research are discussed.
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1 June 2016
Thrips Species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Brazilian Papaya (Brassicales: Caricaceae) Orchards as Potential Virus Vectors
José Salazar Zanuncio-Junior,
David dos Santos Martins,
Maurício José Fornazier,
José Aires Ventura,
Renan Batista Queiroz,
Sílvia Marisa Jesien Pinent,
José Cola Zanuncio
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 99 • No. 2
June 2016
Vol. 99 • No. 2
June 2016
Carica papaya
Frankliniella australis
Frankliniella schultzei
Retithrips syriacus
Selenothrips rubrocinctus