Efficacy of coloured sticky traps for citrus thrips Scirtothrips aurantii Faure (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) in mango ecosystems of South Africa.
Grové T., Giliomee J. H., Pringle K. L.
Author Affiliation: ARC-ITSC, Private Bag X11208, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa.
Fruits (Paris) 55 : 253-258
Abstract : The South African citrus thrips, Scirtothrips aurantii Faure (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is a pest of mango (Mangifera indica L.), in southern Africa. Scirtothrips aurantii cause lesions to young fruit and damage to young mango growth results in leaf malformation and stunted growth. Sticky traps of various colours were tested in mango orchards in South Africa for their attraction of adult S. aurantii. Yellow colour was superior to green, red, white and blue ones in catching S. aurantii. Green, red, white and blue traps attracted similar numbers of thrips although S. aurantii tended to respond more to green than red, white and blue in this sequence. Yellow traps can be used effectively for assessing activity levels of S. aurantii in mango orchards.