A Guide to growing Thripobius semiluteus
Greenhouse Thrips Parasite - Rearing Workshops
At a series of Rearing Workshops held from the Far North to Gisborne, Karyn Froud demonstrated to growers how to grow the Greenhouse Thrips Parasite Thripobius semiluteus.Click here to view this information online.
See also: Lifecycle of Greenhouse Thrips and Thripobius
The host plants that H. haemorrhoidalis has been recorded from world-wide
(* = recorded from New Zealand)
Plant
Plant Parts Affected
Acmena *
leaves
Apple *
leaves
Avocado *
leaves, fruit
Azaleas *
leaves
Bamboo
leaves
Banana *
leaves
Beans *
leaves
Camellia *
leaves
Cape gooseberry *
leaves
Carnation *
leaves
Castanopsis cuspidata
not recorded
Chou moellier *
leaves
Chrysanthemum *
leaves
Cineraria *
leaves
Cinnamon
leaves
Citrus *
fruit, leaves, young stems
Coffee
shoot
Cucumber *
leaves
Custard apple
leaves
Cyclamen *
leaves
Dahlia *
leaves
Douglas Fir *
leaves
Dracaenae spp.
not recorded
Eucalyptus
leaves
Feijoa *
leaves
Fig
leaves
Fuchsia *
leaves
Gladioli *
leaves
Grape *
leaves
Guava *
leaves
Hydrangea
leaves
Kiwifruit *
leaves
Lophatherum gracile
not recorded
Luculia sp. *
leaves
Machilus thunbergii
not recorded
Mandevilla sp. *
leaves
Natal plum *
leaves
Oak *
leaves
Onion *
leaves
Orchids
leaves
Passionfruit *
leaves
Peach *
leaves
Pear *
leaves
Persimmon *
leaves, fruit
Phontinia spp.
not recorded
Polypodium phegopteris (fern)
leaves
Pueraria lobata
not recorded
Puka (Meryta sinclairii) **
leaves
Pumpkin *
leaves
Radiata Pine *
needles
Rhododendron *
leaves
Rose *
leaves
Sapota
leaves
Swede *
leaves
Swiss cheese plant *
leaves
Tea
leaves
Tobacco *
leaves
Tung-oil tree *
leaves
Tutu (Coriaria arborea) **
leaves
Viburnum sp. *
leaves
Walnut *
leaves
If you require more information, please contact:
Karyn Froud, Scientist
HortResearch Mt Albert
120 Mt Albert Road
Private Bag 92 169
AUCKLAND, NZ
Tel: 09 8154200 Fax: 09 8154201
kfroud@hortresearch.co.nz
Mobile: 021 653 215
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