INSECT PEST OF DENDROBIUM ORCHID: Part 4

Thrips palmi, เพลี้ยไฟกล้วยไม้

SRISUDA THOTHONG

Horticultural Research Institute, Department of Agriculture, Bangkok

thothongsri@gmail.com

Dendrodium Flower Garland

Dendrobium  Plantation for Cut-Flowers

Dendrobium Orchard

Insecticides spraying for 1-3 times per week.

The Bundle of White Dendrobium Inflorescences

The Packing Case for Orchid Cut Flowers

The flowers are destroyed by Thrips and

Thrips palmi Karny is a major insect pest.

The Egg of Thrips palmi Karny

The Nearly Hatched Egg

The 1st Instar Larval Stage of Thrips palmi Karny

The Pupal Stage of Thrips palmi Karny

Adult of Thrips palmi Karny