The team focused on one pest, the onion thrips (Thrips tabaci). This insect is highly resistant to insecticides and causes extensive damage to a range of important crops worldwide, by eating them ...

I spoke to Leonard Burkhart, a certified arborist at Davey Tree Expert Co., who says the insecticide Safari is indeed somewhat more effective in controlling myoporum thrips than Merit or Conserve.

This discovery sheds light on the biodiversity and biogeography of thrips and many other groups of insects during a time when ...

Thrips are a valid concern, but because Sefina ® insecticide was used, the pests aren’t posing a problem. Why thrips matter “Citrus thrips cause significant damage. Thrips feed on the surface ...

Some bugs chew on leaves, others suck out a plant’s juices. The thrips parvispinus scratches the flesh and slurps, scratches and slurps, scratches and slurps. The nearly invisible invader from ...

Leaf-feeding insects are a part of life in the Peninsula's rich horticultural landscape. The region's mild Mediterranean ...

When it comes to protecting crops via insect-blocking netting ... pest insects known as onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) tended to stay away from the plants. With that finding in mind, Prof.

Keep gardens free of debris and weeds, which are a favorite environment for thrips’ development. Chemical control: Pesticides must make direct contact with the adult insect to be effective ...