“…Many published studies have estimated and reported thrips life history parameters on different host plants derived from lab or field experiments (Gaum et al, 1994;Nondillo et al, 2009;Sampson et al, 2014). Additionally, several studies have evaluated the effectiveness of Orius species as biological control agents for thrips and other prey by assessing their life history parameters, behavioral interactions and predation capacity (Sanchez and Lacasa, 2002;Zhang et al, 2021;Kordestani et al, 2021;Mouratidis et al, 2022). Despite this, few studies have used these published life-history parameters to develop population dynamic models for thrips and Orius, either individually or in the presence of both species (Wang and Shipp, 2001;Sanchez and Lacasa, 2002;Burgio et al, 2004;Nothnagl et al, 2008).…”