Predator or plant pest? Observations on Parascolothrips priesneri Mound (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Israeli apple orchards

Abstract

Field and laboratory observations on Parascolothrips priesneri failed to confirm previous reports that this insect is a predator of mites, but instead demonstrated that it can cause severe feeding damage to the leaves of apple trees.

Keywords

• Parascolothrips priesneri
• Malus domestica
• Israel
• leaf damage.