Studies on Kelly's citrus thrips, Pezothrips kellyanus (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): sex attractants, host associations and country of origin

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2006

Authors

Webster, Kenneth
Cooper, Paul
Mound, Laurence A

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Under controlled conditions of 25°C and 14 h light, adult Pezothrips kellyanus (Bagnall) were observed to have a peak mating time at 17:00 h, this almost coinciding with the time of minimum feeding. Filter papers on which males had walked attracted both

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Keywords: Citrus; Myoporum; Myoporum insulare; Thripidae; Thysanoptera Endemic pest; Host plant; Mating period; Sex attractant; Sexual dimorphism

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Australian Journal of Entomology

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2037-12-31