Species Composition of Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Strawberry High Tunnels in Denmark
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling of Thrips in Strawberry Tunnels
2.2. Fast-Slide-Preparation of Adults
2.3. Morphological Identification of Adults
2.4. Molecular Identification of Two Species of Larvae
2.5. DNA Extraction
2.6. Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) and Output
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Species Composition of Thrips Adults and Larvae during the Production Season
3.2. Species Found at Other Locations in Denmark
3.3. Effect of Cultivar, Time and Location on the Overall Density of Adult Thrips
4. Discussion
4.1. Species Composition and Distribution of Thrips
4.2. Difference in Abundance of Frankliniella Intonsa and Thrips Tabaci
4.3. Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Adult Thrips
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Species | June | July | August | Total | Percentage of Larvae | p-Values |
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Frankliniella intonsa | 36 | 34 | 17 | 87 | 60% | June and July p > 0.05 |
June and August p < 0.001 | ||||||
August and July p < 0.001 | ||||||
Thrips tabaci | 0 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 20% | June and July p > 0.05 |
June and August p < 0.001 | ||||||
August and July p < 0.001 | ||||||
Other | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 20% | No difference between months (p > 0.05) |
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Nielsen, H.; Sigsgaard, L.; Kobro, S.; Jensen, N.L.; Jacobsen, S.K. Species Composition of Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Strawberry High Tunnels in Denmark. Insects 2021, 12, 208. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030208
Nielsen H, Sigsgaard L, Kobro S, Jensen NL, Jacobsen SK. Species Composition of Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Strawberry High Tunnels in Denmark. Insects. 2021; 12(3):208. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030208
Chicago/Turabian StyleNielsen, Helene, Lene Sigsgaard, Sverre Kobro, Nauja L. Jensen, and Stine K. Jacobsen. 2021. "Species Composition of Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Strawberry High Tunnels in Denmark" Insects 12, no. 3: 208. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030208