PARIS , B.

The two thrips species Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande and Thrips tabaci Lindeman [Thysanoptera: Thripidae] are serious pests of greenhouse roses in the Mediterranean region. The present study was undertaken in 2005 and 2006 in two 130 m(2) greenhouses in the South of France (Nice), on three varieties of roses: 'Aubade', 'Miss Paris' and...

Thrips have become major pests in rose greenhouses of southern France and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs do not provide reliable control in summer. This study was undertaken in 2006, on 2 three rose cultivars ('Aubade', 'Miss Paris' and 'Sayonara'), in two 130 M greenhouses at the CREAT experimental station (Nice, Alpes Maritimes,...

Banker plants can enhance biological pest control by providing both floral resources and appropriate oviposition sites, e.g. through acarodomatia, to predator species. The use of materials mimicking domatia i.e. artificial domatia may be an economically favourable alternative to the use of banker plants bearing domatia. The aim of the present...