Plant Protection Science (Oct 2024)
Rediscovery of tospovirus vector Dictyothrips betae (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Slovakia after 72 years - Short Communication
Abstract
The new record of Dictyothrips betae Uzel, 1895 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) after 72 years in Slovakia is presented. Dictyothrips betae is an important pest and one of the few thrips species known as vectors of dangerous plant tospoviruses, causing severe yield losses to economically important crops worldwide. D. betae was swept from an herbal layer in blown dunes in SW Slovakia.
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