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- Title
Presence of flower thrips Frankliniella schultzei in ornamental plants.
- Authors
de los Ángeles García-Chávez, María; Rodríguez-Arrieta, Jesús A.; Martínez-Fernández, Edgar; López-Martínez, Víctor; Alia-Tejacal, Irán; Juárez-López, Porfirio; Avonce, Nelson
- Abstract
Objective: To report on the presence of Frankliniella schultzei in geranium (Pelargonium hortorum) and periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) plants in greenhouses in the State of Morelos, Mexico. Design/Methodology/Approach: We sampled geranium and periwinkle plants in greenhouses in the municipality of Jojutla, Morelos, Mexico. The collected specimens -of light to dark brown color- were processed, mounted on glass slides to be observed through a conventional light microscope, and identified with taxonomic keys. Results: The specimens collected in the geranium and periwinkle plants presented morphological traits that conform to the species Frankliniella schultzei. Study limitations/Implications: Monitoring the species is necessary because its presence has been identified in at least two regions of Mexico: West and Center. Findings/Conclusions: Frankliniella schultzei had only been located in western Mexico. This report shows that the species is also found in the central region of the country.
- Subjects
MEXICO; MORELOS (Mexico : State); GREENHOUSES; PELARGONIUMS; THRIPS; CATHARANTHUS roseus; GERANIUMS; FLOWERS; GREENHOUSE plants; MICROSCOPES; ORNAMENTAL plants
- Publication
Agro Productividad, 2023, Vol 16, Issue 7, p97
- ISSN
2448-7546
- Publication type
Article