frankliniella การใช้
- "D . hesperus " has also been tested as a biological control for the western flower thrips ( " Frankliniella occidentalis " ) on tomatoes.
- The western flower thrips, " Frankliniella occidentalis ", has recently expanded its range from western North America to large portions of Europe and Asia through the trade of greenhouse plants.
- Most of the pests found were western flower thrips ( " Frankliniella occidentalis " ), " Lygus " species such as the tarnished plant bug ( " L . lineolaris " ), and various spider mites from the family Tetranychidae.
- Thrips ( Western flower thrips, Onion thrips ), " Frankliniella occidentalis ", " Thrips tabaci ", if population is high leaves may be distorted; leaves are covered in coarse stippling and may appear silvery; leaves speckled with black feces; insect is small ( 1.5 mm ) and slender and best viewed using a hand lens; adult thrips are pale yellow to light brown and the nymphs are smaller and lighter in color.