IPM Website for Thrips Norm Leppla, Jennifer Gillett- Kaufman, Joyce Merritt, Amanda Hodges, and Denise Thomas UF/IFAS IPM Florida & SPDN

IPM Florida provides statewide, interdisciplinary and inter-unit coordination and assistance for UF/IFAS integrated pest management research Extension and education faculty

IPM Florida Website, Thrips Pest Management, News Release  Dow AgroSciences temporarily suspended spinosyn insecticides (8/12/08)  Broward County and part of Palm Beach County  Western flower thrips has developed resistance to the active ingredient spinosad  Resistance caused by long growing season and rapid reproductive cycle of thrips  Suspension necessary to preserve this important family of insecticides  Cooperative education program on IPM, including proper insecticide rotation

 Overview of Thysanoptera  Life cycle/history  Dispersal  Feeding  Symptoms  Collection  Identification  References Thrips 101 By Joe Funderburk There are about 5000 described species of thrips (insects in the Order Thysanoptera). Most feed on fungi and live in leaf litter or on dead wood. The species that feed on higher plants occur mostly in the Family Thripidae. This family includes the important pest species.

Scouting  Scouting for peppers and tomatoes  Links to scouting procedures for multiple crops Possibilities Possibilities  Thrips specific scouting schedules  Information on attractants applied on sticky traps to attract male as well as female thrips

Id of Thrips and Natural Enemies  Identification of Thrips in Fruiting Vegetables in South Florida –Funderburk, Diffie and Frantz  Thrips Knowledge Base –Glades Crop Care  Bigeyed Bug, Geocoris spp.  Minute Pirate Bug, Orius insidiosus

General IPM Practices  Field sanitation  Mulches  Planting dates and times  Tomato spotted wilt  tools to vanquish the virus Possibilities  Banker plants for thrips predators  Trap crops

 Blueberries –Flower Thrips Control in Commercial Blueberry Plantings –Integrated Strategies for Controlling Flower Thrips in Blueberries –Key to Thrips Found in Blueberry in Florida and Southern Georgia  Cotton –Cotton Pest Monitoring Manual for Florida  Ornamentals –Thrips of Ornamentals in the Southeastern U.S. –Thrips on Ornamental Plants –Western Flower Thrips Management in Ornamentals  Strawberries –Biological Control for Insect Management in Strawberries  Tomatoes and Peppers –Florida flower thrips, Melon thrips, Tobacco thrips, Western Flower thrips Management in Specific Crops

 Conserve Supplementary Label  Pest Resistance  Biorational Insecticides  Restricted Use Pesticides  Mode of Action Classification  Worker Protection Standards  Pesticide CEU’s Available at UF  Pesticide Information Office  Agricultural Workers Safety  Federal Worker Protection Standard Insecticides

News Releases  Florida Takes Swift Action to Counter Thrips Resistance in Two Counties- Dow AgroSciences Possibilities Possibilities  New publications  New IPM practices  New invasive species  New regulations  New pesticides  Pesticide resistance information

Thrips Specialists Working Group  Identification and Management 15 specialists  Extension 15 specialists  Industry Management 7 specialists  Education 3 specialists Easy access to specialists

Education and Training Activities  Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting  Western Flower Thrips Workshops Possibilities Possibilities  Symposia  Field days  Open houses  In-service training  Classroom education  Advanced diagnostic training

Enhancing IFAS Guides and Increasing Adoption of IPM

This UF/IFAS guide was produced to assist growers in planning their crops with up front decisions about pest prevention and management.

Grower’s IPM Guide for Florida Tomato & Pepper Production Table of Contents Chapter 1- Introduction WHY IPM? Chapter 2- Tomato & Pepper Production Chapter 3- Soil & Nutrient Management Chapter 4- Pest Management Chapter 5- Disease Management Chapter 6- Weed Management Chapter 7- Cultural & Physical Cont. Chapter 8- Biological Control Chapter 9- Chemical Control

Thrips Links  Chilli Thrips- Lance Osborne Chilli Thrips Chilli Thripshttp://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/thripslinks.htm  Glades Crop Care- Charlie Mellinger Glades Crop Care Glades Crop Carehttp://  Florida Plant Diagnostic Network- Amanda Hodges Florida Plant Diagnostic Network Florida Plant Diagnostic Networkhttp://fpdn.ifas.ufl.edu/  Southern Plant Diagnostic Network- Amanda Hodges Southern Plant Diagnostic Network Southern Plant Diagnostic Networkhttp://  Dow AgroSciences- Tony Weiss  Thrips Management –Joe Funderburk Thrips Management Thrips Management

Sources of Thrips InformationNumber of Hits Thrips Web Pages1,983 Thrips Pest Management Home Page 621 Thrips Education and Training Activities 140 Thrips Specialists 113 Thrips Management in Specific Crops 97 Insecticides 96 News Releases 94 Links 87 Thrips Identification 58 Biology of Thrips40 General IPM Practices 39 Scouting 38 Natural Enemies 36

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