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Thrips Management
Alternatives (Summary)
Thrips Management Alternatives
in the Field (Summary)
Thrips attack a number of vegetable, fruit, and flower crops, causing considerable economic damage. Their
population levels may be monitored using sticky cards and by direct examination of plant parts using a hand lens. Several
cultural control options are available, including avoiding planting thrips-susceptible crops following small grains,
managing vegetation in the fields and field edges, using colored mulches, and avoiding high nitrogen levels. Some cabbage
and onion varieties are somewhat resistant to thrips attack. Several beneficial insects suppress thrips levels. Organically acceptable pesticides are available for thrips control.
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Last Updated December 28, 2007
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