Most viral infections negatively affect an organism's health, but one plant virus in particular—soybean vein necrosis orthotospovirus, often referred to as SVNV—may actually benefit a type of insect that commonly feeds ...
Ecology
Sep 14, 2022
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The western flower thrips—an invasive insect that's not much bigger than a pinhead—takes a huge bite out of agriculture around the world, racking up billions of dollars' worth of damage on a wide range of food, fiber ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 20, 2020
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(Phys.org) -- Researchers studying the tiny bugs known as thrips have made two discoveries concerning one species: Kladothrips intermedius. The first is that though such thrips soldiers have big forearms, they don’t ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Thrips — tiny insects that pierce and suck fluids from tomatoes, grapes, strawberries and hundreds of other plant species — show altered feeding behavior when they're infected with tomato spotted ...
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2011
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Brazilian peppertree thrips (Pseudophilothrips ichini) showed promise as biological control agents for invasive Brazilian peppertree populations in Florida according to a recent study published in Florida Entomologist.
Ecology
Oct 12, 2022
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A surprise finding from new research on controlling pests and disease in New York commercial onion fields will enable the state's producers to cut their use of synthetic chemicals without sacrificing yield.
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2022
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The species diversity in soil fauna has been studied in temperate regions for more than 50 years, but with scarcely any mention of thrips. This lack of reference to thrips raises the question whether or not litter-dwelling ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2014
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In the battle against thrips, Cornell breeder Martha Mutschler-Chu has developed a new weapon: a tomato that packs a powerful one-two punch to deter the pests and counter the killer viruses they transmit.
Biotechnology
Apr 3, 2013
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A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist is showing growers how to combat whiteflies and other crop pests by using plants as storehouses for predatory insects that can migrate to cash crops and feed on the pests ...
Ecology
Sep 10, 2012
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The bigger the male, the higher his chances to successfully mate—this applies, at least, to thrips, insects measuring only two to three millimetres in length that are hard to recognise with the naked eye. The larger males ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2017
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