Population fluctuation of melon thrips, Thrips palmi Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and viral disease activity in 2 melon varieties under greenhouse condition
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Thrips is a key pest for melon cultivation under the greenhouse farming system. This insect pest can cause serious damage in melon yield. The objectives of the experiment were to examine the species and population estimation of adult thrips, the correlation between a mean number of thrips and either temperature or humidity under melon cultivation in greenhouse farming system by using yellow sticky and to evaluate crop loss of different strain of melon during March 2019 – February 2020. The result showed that the most abundance of melon thrips Thrips palmi Karny were seen in young plant growth and before harvest stages in March which significantly higher than other stages and other months (P<0.01). There was no correlation between mean no. of thrips and either temperature or relative humidity within the greenhouse (P>0.05). The crop loss assessment from the virus showed significant difference in crop loss for two strains of melon (P<0.01). This finding can be used for pest management in the melon farming system.
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