Biology, chemical ecology and control of thrips pests.
Abstract
To control outbreakes of thrips pests like Frankliniella occidentalis or Thrips tabaci on many crops in the greenhouse as well as in the field, growers are very often forced to apply chemical treatments intensively. Although much work has been done on specific biological control methods for thrips, no use of a single method yet resulted in satisfactory control. The objective of the present project is to combine various control methods (biotechnological, biological) to keep thrips population levels sustainably below the economic threshold levels. Key project aspects are the chemical ecology (attractiveness of plant volatiles) of selected Austrian thrips species, which cause damage in field, fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops.
entomology olfactometry
Publikationen
Y-tube olfactometer to determine the attractiveness of plant volatiles to western flower thrips.
Autoren: de Kogel, W. J., Koschier, E. H., Visser, J. H. Jahr: 1999
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Assessing the attractiveness of volatile plant compounds to western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis.
Autoren: Koschier, E.H., De Kogel, W.J., Visser, J.H. Jahr: 2000
Journal articles
Essential oil compounds for thrips control - A review
Autoren: Koschier, EH Jahr: 2008
Journal articles
Project staff
Elisabeth Helene Koschier
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Elisabeth Helene Koschier
elisabeth.koschier@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-95303
Project Leader
01.01.1998 - 31.12.1999
BOKU partners
External partners
Agricultural Research Department (DLO), Research Institute for Plant Protection (IPO-DLO)
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partner