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Can mass trapping reduce thrips damage and is it economically viable?: management of the western flower thrips in strawberry (2013)
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(2013). Can mass trapping reduce thrips damage and is it economically viable?: management of the western flower thrips in strawberry. PloS one, e80787. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080787

The western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a cosmopolitan, polyphagous insect pest that causes bronzing to fruit of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa). The main aim of this study was to test whether mas... Read More about Can mass trapping reduce thrips damage and is it economically viable?: management of the western flower thrips in strawberry.