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Note: First record in crete ofHercinothrips femoralis in greenhouse banana plantations

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In 2004 the banded greenhouse thrips,Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), was recorded for the first time in greenhouse-grown organic banana in the area of Sitia (northeastern Crete). Banana fruits were severely damaged by the thrips infestation and a typical smoky-red discoloration of the fruit was observed. Pest control was poor using either high-pressure washing with potassium fatty acids, or commercially available thrips predatorsNeoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) andOrius laevigatus (Fieber) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae). During 2005H. femoralis was also found causing severe damage in conventional banana plantations in Arvi, the main banana-growing area of Crete.

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  1. Plant Protection Institute of Heraklion, National Agricultural Research Foundation, 71 003, Heraklion, Greece

    E. Roditakis & N. E. Roditakis

  2. CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    L. A. Mound

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Roditakis, E., Mound, L.A. & Roditakis, N.E. Note: First record in crete ofHercinothrips femoralis in greenhouse banana plantations. Phytoparasitica 34, 488–490 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981204

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