Species of Thrips (Thysanoptera) in Avocado Orchards in Nayarit, México

This study was conducted in 3 different counties (Tepic, Xalisco and San Blas) of the avocado growing area of Nayarit. For identification of species, thrips collections were conducted during 2008 using knockdown and net sweeping techniques. A total of 72 species were captured, 10 of which were phyto...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 2011-12, Vol.94 (4), p.982-986
Main Authors: Cambero-Campos, Jhonathan, Johansen-Naime, Roberto, Garcia-Martinez, Oswaldo, Cerna-Chávez, Ernesto, Robles-Bermudez, Agustin, Retana-Salazar, Axel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Avocado
avocados
Biological taxonomies
Discovery and exploration
Diseases and pests
Entomology
Frankliniella
Franklinothrips vespiformis
Genera
Groves
Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis
Identification and classification
Mounds
new records
Orchards
Persea americana
Pests
phythophagous
predaceous
Research Papers
Species
species identification
Specimens
Thrips
Thysanoptera
visitors
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Summary:This study was conducted in 3 different counties (Tepic, Xalisco and San Blas) of the avocado growing area of Nayarit. For identification of species, thrips collections were conducted during 2008 using knockdown and net sweeping techniques. A total of 72 species were captured, 10 of which were phytophagous of which the most prevalent was Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché) (13.42%); 16 were predaceous of which the most prevalent was Franklinothrips vespiformis (D. L. Crawford) (8.26%) and 46 species (26.83%) were considered occasional visitors. Species registered for the first time in Mexico were as follows: Heterothrips xolismae Hood 1936; H. pubescens Hood 1934; Frankliniella ramireziMound & Marullo 1996; F. sandovalensis Retana 1998 and Macrophthalmothrips heinzei Mound 1972.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/024.094.0435