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

Webster, Kenneth; Cooper, Paul; Mound, Laurence A

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

Date

2006

Authors

Webster, Kenneth

Cooper, Paul

Mound, Laurence A

Publisher

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