INSECT PEST OF DENDROBIUM ORCHID: Part 3
Thrips palmi, เพลี้ยไฟกล้วยไม้

SRISUDA THOTHONG

Horticultural Research Institute, Department of Agriculture, Bangkok

thothongsri@gmail.com

Dendrobium flower damaged by Thrips palmi Karny,
 showed small white flecks.

Lesion on sepal of  Dendrobium

caused by Thrips palmi feeding

 (in circle ring)

Close-up, larval of  Thrips palmi Karny

Field trials to determined the effective insecticides.

Spraying insecticides with a backpack sprayer.

Link to



1. Komi Kazuhiro. 2003. Susceptibility of Thrips palmi Karny collected from Kochi prefecture to several insecticide. Bulletin of the Kochi Agricultural Research Center, Vol. 12: 21-25.

2. Komi Kazuhiro. 2001. Decreased Susceptibility of Thrips palmi Karny to Neonicotinoide Insecticides. Proceeding of the Association for plant protection of Shikoku. Vol. 36: 53-56.

3. J. C. Hsu, H. T. Feng and Y.J. Huang. 2002. Susceptibility of Thrips palmi to insecticides recommended in Taiwan. Formosan Entomologist. Vol. 22 (1): 83-93.

4. Tamotsu Murai. 2001. The pest and vector from the East: Thrips palmi. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THYSANOPTERA, THRIPS AND TOSPOVIRUSES: 19-32.