scholarly journals Overwintering of the Onion Thrips, Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), in New York

1986 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 695-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. North ◽  
A. M. Shelton
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Thrips Tabaci ◽  
Onion Thrips

scholarly journals Importance of Transplanted Onions Contributing to Late-Season Iris yellow spot virus Epidemics in New York

Plant Disease ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 102 (7) ◽  
pp. 1264-1272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Leach ◽  
Marc Fuchs ◽  
Riley Harding ◽  
Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris ◽  
Brian A. Nault
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Thrips Tabaci ◽  
Iris Yellow Spot Virus ◽  
Yellow Spot ◽  
Onion Thrips ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Spot Virus ◽  
Direct Seeded ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Iris yellow spot virus (IYSV) is an economically significant tospovirus of onion transmitted by onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman). IYSV epidemics in onion fields are common in New York; however, the role of various habitats contributing to viruliferous onion thrips populations and IYSV epidemics is not known. In a 2-year field study in New York, the abundance of dispersing onion thrips, including those determined to be viruliferous via reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, was recorded in habitats known to harbor both IYSV and its vector. Results showed that viruliferous thrips were encountered in all habitats; however, transplanted onion sites accounted for 49 to 51% of the total estimated numbers of viruliferous thrips. During early to midseason, transplanted onion sites had 9 to 11 times more viruliferous thrips than the other habitats. These results indicate that transplanted onion fields are the most important habitat for generating IYSV epidemics in all onion fields (transplanted and direct-seeded) in New York. Our findings suggest that onion growers should control onion thrips in transplanted fields early in the season to minimize risk of IYSV epidemics later in the season.

Eliminating Thrips in Microshoot Cultures

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 506d-506
Author(s):  
Robert R. Tripepi ◽  
Holly J. Schwager ◽  
Mary W. George ◽  
Joseph P. McCaffrey
Keyword(s):  
Betula Pendula ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Thrips Tabaci ◽  
Shoot Cultures ◽  
Onion Thrips ◽  
Ulmus Americana ◽  
Shoot Height ◽  
Tissue Culture Media ◽  
Plant Tissue Cultures

Two insecticides, acephate or azadirachtin, were added to tissue culture media to determine their effectiveness in controlling onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman.) and to determine if these insecticides could damage the plant shoot cultures. To test for insecticide phytotoxicity, microshoots from European birch (Betula pendula), American elm (Ulmus americana), `Pink Arola' chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora), `America' rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense), `Golden Emblem' rose (Rosa hybrida), and `Gala' apple (Malus domestica) were placed in 130-ml baby food jars containing 25 ml of medium supplemented with 6.5, 13, or 26 mg/l Orthene® (contained acephate) or 0.55, 1.1, or 2.2 ml/l Azatin® (contained azadirachtin). Control jars lacked insecticide. To test for thrips control, 13 mg/l Orthene® or 0.55 ml/l Azatin® was added to Murashige and Skoog medium, and 10 thrips were placed on `Gala' apple microshoots in each jar. Jars were sealed with plastic wrap. In both studies, microshoot dry weight and heights were determined. In the second study, the total number of thrips per jar was also determined 3 weeks after inoculation. Microshoots on Orthene®-treated media lacked phytotoxicity symptoms, regardless of the concentration used. In contrast, Azatin® hindered plant growth, decreasing shoot height or dry weight by up to 85% depending on the species. Both insecticides prevented thrips populations from increasing, since less than 10 thrips were found in jars with insecticide-treated medium. Control jars, however, contained an average of almost 70 thrips per jar. This study demonstrated that both Orthene® and Azatin® were effective for eradicating thrips from plant tissue cultures, but Orthene® should probably be used because Azatin® was phytotoxic to all species tested.

Weather based prediction model for onion thrips thrips tabaci lindeman in maharashtra

2021 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
V Karuppaiah ◽  
S J Gawande ◽  
V Mahajan ◽  
M Singh
Keyword(s):  
Prediction Model ◽  
Thrips Tabaci ◽  
Onion Thrips
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