Collecting and slide preparation methods of thrips.
Author of the article:ZHANG Hong-Rui1, OKAJIMA Shji2, LAURENCE A.Mound3
Author's Workplace:1. College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming
650201,China; 2.Laboratory of Insect Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Tok
yo University of Agriculture, 1737 Funako, Atsugi, 243-0034 Kanagawa, Japan;
3.CSIRO En
Key Words:Thrips; collecting method; slide preparation method.
Abstract:The paper provides the methods for thrips collection and slide preparation. Thrips(Thysanoptera) may be beaten from flowers, leaves and dead twigs. The slide preparation has two purposes, temporary slides for routine identification and permanent slides fo