In a perfect world, a rose garden would have no pests. This is wishful thinking and is never going to happen. So, the second-best option in a rose garden is that the pests be easy to spot. “Plain view ...

Hot days and dry Santa Ana winds have been the kickoff for chilli thrips season for the past five years in many California rose gardens. The following are the inconvenient truths you need to know ...

Insects are numerous on area landscape plants after a long, productive summer. To check for problem spots walk around weekly and look for insect activity. Check both old and new growth, plant stems ...

A new pest called the chilli thrip has eaten its way out of the Caribbean, crossed Florida and now is taking a bite out of Texas. The plant-chomping bug is creating major challenges for nursery ...

While chilli thrips, a new invasive insect pest, are causing severe damage to ornamental plants throughout the Houston area, it appears Hurricane Ike may have spread the pest further, said Dr. Scott ...

Though they are only about 2 mm -- little more than one-sixteenth of an inch -- long, chilli thrips can cause substantial damage. The blotchy discoloration of the rose leaf is evidence of feeding by ...

A pest with a voracious appetite may have met its match in a predatory mite being evaluated as a biocontrol agent. A pest with a voracious appetite may have met its match in a predatory mite being ...

Chilli (Capsicum annuum) is one of the important vegetable and commercial spice crops grown throughout the tropics and warm temperate regions of the world. Although there is a scope to enhance the ...

A: My guess would be the very tiny chilli thrips (unusual spelling of “chilli” is acknowledged). They have become a serious threat to vegetable plantings and nursery crops in the past 20 years. A: ...

HYDERABAD: Scientists and experts from various research institutions in the country have been asked to collaborate and share details of international publications on ‘Thrips parvispinus’ infestation ...