The effects of red-light irradiation and a reflective sheet cover on the population density of two thrips species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on eggplant and cucumber in a greenhouse
2020
Shibao, M. (Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka (Japan)) | Shirotsuka, K. | Aoki, S.
The effects of red-light irradiation and a reflective sheet cover on the population density of two thrips species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), the melon thrips (Thrips palmi Karny) and the onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman), were investigated on eggplant and cucumber in a greenhouse in 2014 and 2015. Red fluorescent lamps were illuminated from above the plants and a light reflecting sheet was placed on the ridges of the treated plots. A greenhouse without either material was set up as a control plot. The population densities of the two thrips species on eggplant and T palmi on cucumber were significantly lower in the treated plots than in the control plot.
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