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The predatory mite Amblyseius mckenziei Schuster & Pritchard (Acari: Phytoseiidae) was used to control populations of Thrips tabaci, onion thrips, on tobacco seedlings grown in hotbeds in the Crimea (Ukraine). T. tabaci is the only known vector of tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in this region. When TSWV is transmitted to seedlings in the hotbed, subsequent mortality of the plants in the field after transplanting may reach 100%. One augmentative release of A. mckenziei into hotbeds (3–6 females per leaf) controlled thrips and TSWV as effectively as conventional pesticides.
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Trjapitzin, S.V. (1995). Biological Control of Thrips tabaci on Tobacco Seedlings in Ukraine. In: Parker, B.L., Skinner, M., Lewis, T. (eds) Thrips Biology and Management. NATO ASI Series, vol 276. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1409-5_35
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