University of Florida scientists have found a way to better control chilli thrips in strawberries using biopesticides and beneficial mites.

Greenhouse strawberry crops are especially sensitive to thrips, which can cause severe plant damage and lead to unmarketable fruit.

Bug Bites! episodes from Michigan State begin in September and are intended to be discussions geared toward floriculture production systems.

The American Floral Endowment has released webinar recordings from its six-week series highlighting new research findings from AFE’s Thrips and Botrytis Research Fund.

Thrips have a high reproductive rate and can spread quickly, which means monitoring is critical.

These presentations can help you get your biocontrol questions answered by industry experts.

Discovery of Thrips parvispinus in Central Florida greenhouse is the first on record in the continental U.S.

Growers who watch for the first signs of trouble and create a biological release schedule to meet this first generation will have the best chance at control.

Two researchers offer identification and treatment best practices for a handful of insect pests plaguing growers.

Don’t let these destructive insects cost you a valuable harvest.

Whether through foliar assault or ground attack, take control with application techniques and strategies that maximize beneficial nematode effectiveness.

Attendees of the Biocontrols USA West Conference in Portland, OR, in March got an exclusive look at a new pest targeting Orius, a commonly used biological tool for managing thrips in the greenhouse.

University of Massachusetts experts say growers should be on the watch early for thrips and aphid population establishment in the greenhouse.