Increase in Thrips Infestation Demands More R&D
December 4, 2019
greenhouse crops such as tomato , pepper , and cucumber , thrips are not a particularly significant problem. There are hardly any problems in tomato crops, and [...] thrips – Frankliniella occidentalis – was present in crops. It has since become evident – through crop rinsing at Koppert – that other species of thrips are [...] plants such as hydrangeas and phalaenopsis are important target crops. Thankfully, crop rinses mean that we can test a wide range of potential strategies