REYNAUD , Philippe

Microcephalothrips abdominalis (Crawford) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), a species of neotropical origin, has been found for the first time in France (Alpes - Maritimes, Sophia - Antipolis) in 2008. Information is provided on its identification, geographical distribution and on the damage that it can cause. Potential risk linked to this species is...

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Thrips are widespread pests in ornamental greenhouses in France. The survey of thrips populations in greenhouses on rose and gerbera crops in two sites in Southern France, at the INRA Research Center (Sophia-Antipolis, France) and at the CREAT Experimental Center (Nice, France), were performed from 2006 to 2009. During that period, more than...

Thrips are among the most important pests in greenhouses worldwide because of recurrent outbreaks of both native and invading species. Yet, their biodiversity, distribution and ecology remain still poorly documented, probably because of their small size, the high morphological similarity between taxa and their discretion apart from the outbreak...

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,...

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