Threatening the global community is a wide variety of potential threats, most notably
invasive pest species. Invasive pest species are non-native organisms that humans have …

Insecticide resistance continues to be one of the most important issues facing agricultural
production. The challenges in insecticide resistance and its management are exemplified by …

The spinosyns were introduced in 1997 with the launch of spinosad. Since then, there have
been several cases of resistance to spinosad in the field populations of insect pest species …

Western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is an economically
important pest of a wide range of crops grown throughout the world. Insecticide resistance …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are major excitatory neurotransmitter receptors
in both vertebrates and invertebrates. In insects, nAChRs are the target site for several …

Susceptibility to spinosad of western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis
(Pergande), from south‐eastern Spain was determined. LC50 values of the field populations …

Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)(Thysanoptera: Thripidae),
plague thrips (Thrips imaginis Bagnall), and onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman) are pests …

Western flower thrips, Franklinella occidentalis (Pergande) is considered the most
destructive insect pest of greenhouse-grown crops due to direct feeding damage to plant …

Simple Summary Due to the frequent application of insecticides, resistance in field
populations of F. occidentalis is increasing, thus complicating management efforts. However …

BACKGROUND Field control of pest thrips mainly relies on insecticides, but the toxicity of
insecticides can vary among thrips species and populations. In this study, we examined the …