Volume 16
Issue 3/volume16
Biology
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume16/issue3/volume16/abs-08.html
STUDY ON OCCURRENCE AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS [PERGANDE] (THYSANOPTERA: THRIPIDAE) USING COLOURED TRAPS
Katarzyna Golan1, Edyta Górska-Drabik1, Magdalena Ćwiklińska2, Joanna Samociuk1, Grażyna Szymczak3
1 Department of Entomology,
University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
2 Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin
3 Botanical Garden, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
ABSTRACT
The paper presents the population dynamics of Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) and evaluates the effectiveness of two types of coloured sticky traps in monitoring the pest abundance in the cultivation of ornamental plants in greenhouse. During the study a total number of 60 014 western flower thrips (WFT) specimens had been captured. The species appeared more abundant on blue sticky traps (31 358 specimens in total) compared to yellow traps (28 656). A mean number of thrips recorded during entire study period per sticky trap was 13.85 specimens. Median for the number of WFT captured on one trap per day was 8.09 specimens for season I, and 22.88 specimens for season II. The intensity of F. occidentalis occurrence throughout the study period was variable. When monitoring WFT occurrence in greenhouse production of ornamental plants, a special attention should be paid to thrip population size in spring (February–April)and summer (May–July).
Key words: biology, Frankliniella occidentalis, sticky traps, ornamental plants, greenhouse.
Katarzyna Golan
Department of Entomology,
University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
7 Leszczyńskiego, 20-060 Lublin, Poland
Phone: (+48 81) 532 30 47
email: katarzyna.golan@up.lublin.pl
Edyta Górska-Drabik
Department of Entomology,
University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
Króla Leszczyńskiego 7, 20-069 Lublin, Poland
email: edyta.drabik@up.lublin.pl
Magdalena Ćwiklińska
Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin
Akademicka 13
20-950 Lublin
Poland
Joanna Samociuk
Department of Entomology,
University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
7 Leszczyńskiego
20-060 Lublin
Poland
Grażyna Szymczak
Botanical Garden, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
Sławinkowska 3
20-810 Lublin
Poland
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