Browsing by Subject "greenhouse production"

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    Western Flower Thrips Feeding Scars and Tospovirus Lesions on Petunia Indicator Plants
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 1999) McDonough, Michael J.; Gerace, Daniel; Ascerno, Mark E.
    Shows lesions caused by western flower thrips, and includes a table of host plants for the tospoviruses TSWV (tomato spotted wilt virus) and INSV (impatiens necrotic spot virus).
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    Western Flower Thrips in Commercial Greenhouses
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 1999) McDonough, Michael J.; Gerace, Daniel; Ascerno, Mark E.
    Discusses the most difficult pest according to Midwest greenhouse operators: western flower thrips (WFT). Describes their appearance, biology, life cycle, behavior, plant damage, mouthpart anatomy, plant virus transmission, and tospoviruses. Goes on to explain how to manage WFT through physical exclusion, cultural controls, monitoring and indicator plants, biological controls, and chemical control.