Optimizing Western Flower Thrips Management on French Beans by Combined Use of Beneficials and Imidacloprid

Optimizing Western Flower Thrips Management on French Beans by Combined Use of Beneficials and Imidacloprid

Western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is an important pest of vegetable crops worldwide and has developed resistance to many insecticides. The predatory mites Neoseiulus (=Amblyseius) cucumeris (Oudemans), the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.), an...

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Main Authors: Johnson O. Nyasani, Sevgan Subramanian, Hans-Michael Poehling, Nguya K. Maniania, Sunday Ekesi, Rainer Meyhöfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
Amblyseius
benefit-cost ratio
Frankliniella occidentalis
entomopathogenic fungus
neonicotinoid
Phaseolus vulgaris
predatory mite
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/6/1/279

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