ANDROTHRIPS RAMACHANDRAI (THYSANOPTERA: PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE): AN INTRODUCED THRIPS IN THE UNITED STATES

ANDROTHRIPS RAMACHANDRAI (THYSANOPTERA: PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE): AN INTRODUCED THRIPS IN THE UNITED STATES

Androthrips ramachandrai Karny is an exotic thrips, assumed to be predacious, and is associated with gall-inducing thrips. It was first reported in the U.S. from FL, and intercepted in CA from Thailand in 2002. We surveyed Ficus spp. with Gynaikothrips-induced galls in AL, CA, FL, HI, LA, MS, and TX...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Florida entomologist 2006-12, Vol.89 (4), p.455-458
Hauptverfasser: Boyd, David W, Held, David W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agriculture
biological control agents
Biology
biotic interference
Entomology
exotic thrips
Ficus
gall thrips
galls
geographical distribution
Gynaikothrips
insect biology
Insect larvae
introduced species
Invasive species
Natural enemies
Pests
Phlaeothripidae
Plant gall
Plants
predator
Predators
Predatory animals
predatory insects
Research Papers
Species
Thysanoptera
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Zusammenfassung:Androthrips ramachandrai Karny is an exotic thrips, assumed to be predacious, and is associated with gall-inducing thrips. It was first reported in the U.S. from FL, and intercepted in CA from Thailand in 2002. We surveyed Ficus spp. with Gynaikothrips-induced galls in AL, CA, FL, HI, LA, MS, and TX, and document that A. ramachandrai is now established in CA, FL, HI, and TX. It probably has been spread by the ornamental horticulture industry. We outline its biology and compare it to a congener A. flavipes, a documented thrips predator. Androthrips ramachandrai has the potential to be a beneficial biological control agent and a hindrance to weed biological control.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[455:ARTPAI]2.0.CO;2