- Author: Neil McRoberts
Published on: June 3, 2015
Which crops will benefit from thrips treatment?
Our last update indicated that thrips pressure was building and with some TSWV already out there, it was important to treat for thrips now to prevent TSWV really taking off. We scouted several crops in western Fresno Co. last week and generally found a low level of TSWV in non-sw5 varieties. Early-planted crops are already well into fruit filling and are unlikely to benefit from a thrips treatment at this time. However, late planted crops that are only just flowering or are pre-flowering are still at the most sensitive stage for TSWV infection. Any thrips control planned for this time should focus on late planted crops that have not reached mid fruit set.
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