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Vol. 48 No. 1 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2016.5532

Predator or plant pest? Observations on Parascolothrips priesneri Mound (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Israeli apple orchards

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Received: 25 September 2015
Published: 28 April 2016
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Parascolothrips priesneri, Malus domestica, Israel, leaf damage.

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T. Ben-David
zlilabd@gmail.com
Plant Protection and Inspection Services, Bet Dagan, Israel.
L.A. Mound
Australian National Insect Collection - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australia.
Field and laboratory observations on Parascolothrips priesneri failed to confirm previous reports that this insect is a predator of mites, but instead demonstrated that it can cause severe feeding damage to the leaves of apple trees.

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Predator or plant pest? Observations on Parascolothrips priesneri Mound (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Israeli apple orchards. (2016). Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 48(1), 37-39. https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2016.5532

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