Tag: Thrips

Banker plants effective for managing thrips on roses

by Tory Moore

November 22, 2022

Chilli thrips are a nuisance to rose growers, as their feeding causes foliar and flower damage. For the first time, UF/IFAS researchers investigated the utility of a banker plant system for managing chilli thrips on roses. Recently published ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Banker Plants, Biological Control, Chilli Thrips, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, Predatory Mites, Thrips, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research And Education Center

Brazilian Peppertree Biological Control UF/IFAS Extension Team Successfully Adapts to COVID-19 ”New Normal”

by Ken Gioeli

March 31, 2021

Thank you to the project collaborators and students who made our Brazilian peppertree biological control extension program a success. The UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, the UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center and partners ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: #GatorDay, Biological Control, Brazilian Peppertree, Invasive, Thrips

NEW PEST ALERT: Thrips parvispinus (Karny)

by Caroline Warwick

September 8, 2020

*NEW PEST ALERT* A sample of thrips collected in a Central Florida greenhouse on Hoya and Anthurium have been identified as Thrips parvispinus (Karny) by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Division of Plant Industry ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Pest Alert, Pests, Thrips

Bud drop and other hibiscus horror stories

by Ralph Mitchell

November 22, 2017

By Ralph E. Mitchell A landscape without a hibiscus is like a day without a sunrise! These beautiful, well-developed flowering shrubs are readily available and in great demand across the gardening spectrum. Hibiscus have their share of ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Bud Drop, Flowering Shrubs, Hibiscus, Mealy Bugs, Nematodes, Nutrient Deficiencies, Thrips

Anticipating Pests for Fall Planting Season

by Whitney Elmore

September 6, 2017

As I start planning for the fall planting season, not only am I starting transplants of cool season vegetables and getting ready to plant, I also am getting prepared for the pests that will attack my crops. I am anticipating during the beginning ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
Tags: Aphids, BT, Caterpillars, Disease, Fall Planting, Identify, Insects, Pests, Plants Garden, Scouting, Soapy Water, Spidermites, Thrips, Vegetables

Q: What is wrong with my viburnum? There are spot on the new leaves only.

by BLOGS.IFAS

July 9, 2017

A: Thanks for bringing in clippings from your plant. I was not sure about this so I sent photo samples off to the University of Florida Pathology Department in Gainesville. I was not able to discern the problem initially as I could not locate ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Thrips

Q: What is causing the new leaves on my ficus plants to fold in half? I have been told they are thrips.

by BLOGS.IFAS

June 21, 2017

A: After talking to you about bringing a sample in a sealed plastic bag to the office, I was able to determine they were most likely weeping fig thrips, Gynaikohrps uzeli. Since the plants at your nursery were originally brought in from South ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Fig, Gynaikohrps Uzeli, Thrips, Weeping Fig Thrips

Peppers Get Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Too!

by Mary Salinas

July 7, 2016

Peppers and tomatoes are in the same plant family – solanaceae or more commonly known as the nightshade family – and can be susceptible to some of the same diseases. This is true of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV). The solanaceae family ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Disease, Edible Landscape, General Gardening, Insects, Integrated Pest Management, Panhandle Gardening, Pepper Disease, Peppers, Pests, Ring Spot On Pepper, Thrips, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, TSWV, Vegetable Gardening

Resistance of Tobacco Thrips to Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments

by jef1

May 6, 2016

Danielle Sprague and Joe Funderburk, North Florida REC, University of Florida, IFAS Tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca, are seedling pests of peanut, soybean, and cotton throughout the southern USA. The adults and larvae feed on the developing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Cotton, Field Crops, Insects, Panhandle Agriculture, Peanut, Pest Management, Soybean, Thrips

Featured Creatures Update: Leaf-gall thrips of Ficus.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman

April 28, 2014

We are pleased to announce an updated article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Leaf-gall thrips in the genus Gynaikothrips are originating in southeast Asia infest Ficus. This is not a recent introduction. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Featured Creatures, Thrips

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