Monitoring onion (Allium cepa) crops for onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): Testing a commercial protocol

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-152

  Martin, N A ^a   Workman, P J ^a   Hedderley, D ^a   Fagan, L L ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Crop monitoring; Crop scout; Onion thrips; Threshold; Thrips tabaci

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMONITORING; DISEASE CONTROL; GUIDELINE; INSECTICIDE; LARVA; MONOCOTYLEDON; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; THRESHOLD; THRIPS; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ALLIUM CEPA; HEXAPODA; THRIPIDAE; THRIPS TABACI; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 49149108939     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140670809510230     Document Type: Article

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