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Research Project:
Management Strategies for Thrips and Tospoviruses on Cut Flowers/specialty Crops, Potted Crops and Bedding Plants
Location:
Beneficial Insects Research
Project Number: 6204-22000-017-04
Project Type:
Specific C/A
Start Date: Jun 01, 2004
End Date: Dec 31, 2005
Objective:
The objective of this cooperative research project is to develop alternative management strategies for western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis in greenhouse production systems.
Approach:
To complete the objective of this project the approach will be to evaluate alternative management strategies such as the use of the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema feltiae for controlling western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis in both laboratory and greenhouse environments.
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