Evaluating predatory arthropods for the biological control of the invasive Thrips parvispinus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in greenhouse sweet pepper
Estefanía Rodríguez, Mario Porcel, Antonio Robledo, Lidia Lara, María del Mar Téllez, María del Mar Montoro, Clemente Martínez, Apostolos Pekas · 2026
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Description
A tiny invasive thrip is upending pest control in Spanish pepper greenhouses, since the usual hunter bugs may not eat it. Estefanía Rodríguez and co-authors tested three hunter species against the pest in a 2026 study. Trials ran under near-field greenhouse conditions with hunters alone and in mixes. The team also tracked whether the hunters clash and where the pest hides on the plant.
One hunter, a small predatory bug, gave the strongest pest control alone and in the full mix. A thrips-eating hunter got along with it well. The mite hunter thinned out in the mix, a sign the hunters eat or crowd each other. The pest mostly lives on leaves, not flowers, and hunters shifted that pattern.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Estefanía Rodríguez, Mario Porcel, Antonio Robledo, Lidia Lara, María del Mar Téllez, María del Mar Montoro, Clemente Martínez, Apostolos Pekas |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |