Extension

• Publications

  Thrips ID Sheets

  Frankliniella bispinosa ENY 2032

  Frankliniella fusca ENY 892

  Frankliniella occidentalis ENY 2034

  Frankliniella tritici ENY 894

  Scirtothrips dorsalis ENY 2031

  Spanish Thrips General ENY879

  Thrips palmi ENY 2033

   

  Photo Identification

  Photo-based Key of Thrips of Horticultural Crops in Florida 2017

  Thrips of Florida Pepper

  Distinguishing Four Common Thrips Species in Florida Horticultural Crops

  Pest Identification Guides: Solanum (pepper) whitefly, Aleurotrachelus trachiodes. 

  Pest Identification Guides: Rugose spiraling whitefly – Aleurodicus rugioperculatus.

  Pest Identification Guides: Ficus whitefly – Singhiella simplex. 

  Pest Identification Guide: Bondar’s nesting whitefly – Paraleyrodes bondari.

  Pest Identification Guides: Chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis. 

  Pest Identification Guides: Common blossom thrips, Frankliniella schultzei.

  Pest Identification Guides: Eastern flower thrips, Frankliniella tritici.

  Pest Identification Guides: Florida flower thrips, Frankliniella bispinosa.

  Pest Identification Guides: Six-spotted thrips, Scolothrips sexmaculatus.

  Pest Identification Guides: Tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca.

  Pest Identification Guides: Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis. 

  Pest Identification Guides: Melon thrips, Thrips palmi.

  Pest Identification Guide: Thrips.

  Pest Identification Guide: Broad Mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks).  

  Pest Identification Guide: Cotton (Melon) Aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover. 

  Pest Identification Guide: Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer). 

  Pest Identification Guide: Potato Aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae.  

  Pest Identification Guide: Silverleaf Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci.

  Pest Identification Guide: Two-spotted Spider Mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch.

   

  Research

  Managing Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and tomato yellow leaf curl virus in Florida tomato.

  Managing spider mites in Florida hops. 

  Understanding insecticide modes of action and resistance management in Florida horticulture. 

  Common arthropod pests in blackberries and pomegranates in Florida. 

  Managing resistance to diamide insecticides in Florida tomato. 

  Management of whiteflies, whitefly-transmitted plant virus, and insecticide resistance for vegetable production in southern Florida.

  Insect management for crucifers (cole crops) (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, mustard, radishes, turnips). 

  A threshold for timing applications of insecticides to manage the silverleaf whitefly and irregular ripening on tomato. 

  Scouting for insects, use of thresholds, and conservation of beneficial insects on tomatoes. 

  Florida flower thrips (suggested common name) Frankliniella bispinosa Morgan (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae).

  Sweetpotato whitefly biotype B, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).

  Management of whiteflies, whitefly-transmitted plant virus, and insecticide resistance for vegetable production in southern Florida.  

  Thrips in Florida strawberry crops. 

  Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande).  

  Growing strawberries in the Florida home garden.

  Minimizing honey bee exposure to pesticides.

  Integrated pest management in protected structures I: Basic principles and scouting.

  Managing diamide resistance in Florida tomato.

  Insect management for tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant.

  Intercropping, crop diversity and pest management.  

  Managing thrips and tospovirus in tomato.  

  Natural enemies and biological control.

   

• Publicaciones (Spanish)

  Manejo de insectos en crucíferas (cultivos de coles) (brócoli, repollo, coliflor, col, col rizada, mostaza, rábano, nabos).

  Enemigos naturales y control biológico.  

  Cultivos en asocio, diversidad de cultivos y manejo integrado de plagas.

  Áfido del algodón

  Mosca blanca

  La araña roja

• Presentations

  Road to IPM Academy

  Florida Brassica Production Workshop  

  Presentation to EPA