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Using Banker Plants as An Additional Tool in Strawberry Integrated Pest Management

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The invasive Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is currently the most significant pest of strawberries in Florida. Managing this pest is challenging due to its low susceptibility to many commonly used insecticides. As an additional management strategy, we propose using flowering plants (banker plants) to attract naturally occurring predators of thrips, which can help suppress S. dorsalis populations in field strawberries.

Source: EDIS

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1453-2025

Authors: Allan Busuulwa, Lovely Adhikary, Sriyanka Lahiri

Institutions: University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4414736264

FWCI: 0.717

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