Increase in Thrips Infestation Demands More R&D
December 4, 2019
selective – they may well kill off thrips , but they also kill off the natural enemies of other pests at the same time. It’s very difficult to slot them [...] significant problem. There are hardly any problems in tomato crops, and use of natural enemies has not been necessary. In cucumber crops, Amblyseius swirskii ( [...] keeping thrips under control. In pepper crops, swirskii is the designated natural enemy used for preventive treatment, while Orius laevigatus ( Thripor-I