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      Effect of Different Plants on the Growth and Reproduction of Thrips flavus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

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          Thrips flavus Schrank (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a worldwide phytophagous pest in Palearctic Asian and European countries. T. flavus feeds on a wide spectrum of host plants. Thus, understanding its host plant preferences is important for pest control. We tested the development duration, population parameters, and population growth of T . flavus on five species of plants. The intrinsic rate of increase and fecundity was the highest on Cucumis sativus, followed by Glycine max and Capsicum annuum. However, Solanum melongena and Brassica rapa var. glabra were not suitable host plants. These results help to improve our understanding of the population dynamics of T. flavus and should lead to positive measures to control thrips in the field.

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          Host plants play an important role in affecting insect development and reproduction. Understanding the host plant preferences is important for pest control. Thrips flavus Schrank (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a worldwide phytophagous pest in Palearctic Asian and European countries. We used a life table analysis to study the development duration, population parameters, and population growth of T. flavus on five plant species, including Solanum melongena (Solanaceae), Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae), Glycine max (Leguminosae), Brassica rapa var. glabra (Cruciferae), and Cucumis sativus (Cucurbitaceae). The results showed that T. flavus can survive and reproduce on Cu. sativus and G. max, which were two potentially suitable host plants. T. flavus preferred to oviposit on Cu. sativus with a shorter duration of development (17.8 days) at 25 °C. Therefore, the host plant was an important factor influencing the development and fecundity of T. flavus populations. These results will improve our understanding of the population dynamics of T. flavus and facilitate the development of more scientific and efficient measures to control thrips.

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                Role: Academic Editor
                Role: Academic Editor
                Role: Academic Editor
                Journal
                Insects
                Insects
                insects
                Insects
                MDPI
                2075-4450
                28 May 2021
                June 2021
                : 12
                : 6
                : 502
                Affiliations
                [1 ]College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China; dlzyjmm@ 123456163.com (Y.Z.); w1950215017@ 123456163.com (D.W.); dn960464198@ 123456163.com (N.D.)
                [2 ]College of Bio-Resource Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea; nevermore_yj@ 123456dankook.ac.kr
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                [* ]Correspondence: gaothrips@ 123456jlau.edu.cn (Y.G.); sss-63@ 123456263.net (S.S.)
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                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3369-8578
                Article
                insects-12-00502
                10.3390/insects12060502
                8228280
                34071657
                40b93088-6a97-426b-92dc-ed6adc863c0a
                © 2021 by the authors.

                Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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                : 02 May 2021
                : 26 May 2021
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                thrips flavus,population growth,development,host plant,life table

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