The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition
December 15-18, 2005
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Saturday, December 17, 2005 - 2:42 PM
0954

Plants, predators and the choices thrips make

Stuart R. Reitz, sreitz@saa.ars.usda.gov, USDA-ARS-SAA-CMAVE, Center for Biological Control, 6383 Mahan Dr, Tallahassee, FL

Changes in host selection and oviposition by the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis , in response to host plant and predation pressures are investigated.


Species 1: Thysanoptera Thripidae Frankliniella occidentalis (Western Flower Thrips)
Species 2: Hemiptera Anthocoridae Orius insidiosus
Keywords: tritrophic interactions, predator-prey interactions

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