Attractiveness of white clover [Trifolium repens L.) and plum (Prunus salicina Lindl. cv. Sapphire) flower volatiles to female Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande, 1895

• Published in: African entomology Vol. 30; pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Allsopp, Dewhirst, SY, Knipe, MC, Prinsloo, GJ
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Entomological Society of Southern Africa (ESSA) 2022
• Subjects: Entomology; air entrainment olfactometer trap crop; western flower thrip

Producers in the Western Cape province of South Africa are looking towards a push-pull strategy to reduce oviposition damage to plums by western flower thrips (WFT). White clover, Trifolium repens L., a favoured host plant of WFT, was investigated as a possible trap crop to provide the "pull&qu...