Identification of the western flower thrip(Frankliniella occidentalis) and its related species.
Author of the article:LIU Ning1,REN LI1,ZHANG Run-Zhi1,ZHENG Jian-Qiu2,WANG Fu-Xiang3
Author's Workplace:1.(Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Beijing 100080, China);2.(Plant Protection Station of Beijing, Beijing 100029, China);3.(National Agrotechn
Key Words:western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis); morphological characters; identification
Abstract:It is difficult to identify the western flower thrip,Frankliniella occidentalis(Pergande), which is a new invasive species found in Beijing in 2003 because of its minute body. Detail morphological characters and illustrations for identifying it wer