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Chilli
Thrips
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Scientific name: Scirtothrips
dorsalis Hood, 1919
Common
name: Chilli thrips,
yellow tea thrips, castor
thrips, Assam thrips, strawberry
thrips, oriental tea thrips
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Native To: Southern Asia (Brown
and Osbourne 2008)
Date of U.S. Introduction:
First discovered in Hawaii in 1987 (APHIS 1994);
first established population discovered in Florida
in 2005 (Brown and Osbourne 2008)
Images: Invasive.org and Google
Means of Introduction: Possibly
through infested commodity shipments (Nietschke et
al. 2008)
Impact: Attacks over 100
crops, including chilli peppers, tea, strawberries, and tomatoes,
resulting in defoliation and crop loss (Brown and
Osbourne 2008)
Current U.S. Distribution:
Management Plans: Animals
Selected Internet Resources:
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Federal Government
Scirtothrips
dorsalis
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy
A
Biocontrol for a Wide-Ranging Thrips (Apr 28, 2009)
USDA. Agricultural
Research Service.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls
Scirtothrips
dorsalis Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural
Library.
Research
Chili
Thrips
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative
Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest
Information System.
Photographs; Distribution; Special Note: Links to other sites
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State Government
Chilli thrips, Scirtothrips
dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), A new pest
thrips for Florida
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Plant
Industry.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life
Cycle; Distribution
Assessment
of Chili Thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, in
Florida (2006; PDF | 538 KB)
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Plant
Industry. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program.
Introduction History; Distribution
Pest:
Chilli Thrips (PDF | 198 KB)
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Dispersion; Legal Aspects |
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University/Academic
Scirtothrips
dorsalis - Thrips of California
University of California. Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution
Chilli
Thrips (castor thrips, Assam thrips, yellow tea thrips,
strawberry thrips), Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood,
Provisional Management Guidelines
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls
Chilli Thrips
(Scirtothrips dorsalis): A Landscaper's Guide
(PDF | 477 KB)
University of Florida. IFAS. Lee County
Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution;
Controls
Chilli Thrips, Scirtothrips
dorsalis Hood
University of Florida. IFAS. Mid-Florida
Research and Education Center.
Photographs; Habitat
Pest Alert: Chilli Thrips
Louisiana State University. Research and Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle
Professional
Landscape Management Recommendations for Control
of Chilli Thrips (Nov 2008)
Texas A&M University. AgriLIFE Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts;
Distribution; Controls
A
New Pest in Texas: Chilli Thrips (Dec 2007; PDF
| 2.5 MB)
Texas A&M University. AgriLIFE Extension. East Texas Nursery and Greenhouse IPM Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life
Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls |
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International
Oriental tea thrips
Pests and Diseases Image Library (Australia).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution
Scirtothrips dorsalis -
Invasive Species Compendium
CAB International.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls
Data
Sheets on Quarantine Pests: Scirtothrips dorsalis (PDF
| 32 KB)
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls;
Special Note: Bibliography
Scirtothrips
aurantii, Scirtothrips citri, Scirtothrips
dorsalis - EPPO Diagnostic Standards (Sep 2004; PDF
| 263 KB)
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Illustrations; Impacts; Distribution
CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Scirtothrips
dorsalis (2006; PDF | 78 KB)
DEFRA (United
Kingdom). Central Science Laboratory.
Taxonomy; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion;
Controls; Legal Aspects
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Organizations
Climatological Potential for Scirtothrips
dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Establishment in
the United States (Mar 2008; PDF | 450 KB)
Florida Entomological Society. Florida Entomologist.
Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Research
National Pest Alert: Scirtothrips
dorsalis Hood (PDF | 1.00 MB)
North Central Integrated Pest
Management Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Distribution
Scriptothrips dorsalis
TexasInvasives.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects |
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Citations
APHIS. 1994. NPAG Data: Scirtothrips
dorsalis chilli (Assam)
thrips. USDA-APHIS-PPQ, Center for Plant Health
Science and Technology, Raleigh, NC.
Brown S.H. and L.S. Osbourne. 2008. Chilli
Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis): A Landscaper's Guide (PDF
| 477 KB). University of Florida. IFAS.
Lee County Extension.
Nietschke, B.S., D.M. Borchert, R.D. Mabery
and M.A. Ciomperlik. 2008. Climatological
Potential for Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
Establishment in the United States (Mar 2008; PDF |
450 KB). Florida
Entomological Society. Florida Entomologist.
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