Invasion biology, ecology, and management of Frankliniella occidentalis in China

Abstract

Frankliniella occidentalis is an economically important invasive pest worldwide, which can damage various horticultural crops and ornamental plants. F. occidentalis was first intercepted in Kunming, Yunnan province in 2000, and first reported to establish a population in Beijing, China in 2003. Since then, this pest is currently distributed across tens of provinces in mainland China and cause increasingly serious damage and loss. To control this pest, invasion biology, monitoring, and integrated pest management have been generally and intensively studied for 15 years in China. Furthermore, western flower thrips (WFT) as an important invasive insect pest, the research achievements on WFT has contributed to the promotion of technological innovation and development for invasive alien species management strategies and techniques in China. This review provides an overview for research on the biology, ecology, prevention, and management of this pest during 15 years in China. Meanwhile, China's "4E action" strategy on F. occidentalis is also discussed in this review. K E Y W O R D S Frankliniella occidentalis, integrated pest management, invasion biology, invasive alien species, monitoring *Bin Zhang and Wanqiang Qian contributed equally to this work.

Transcriptome analysis of female western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, exhibiting neo-panoistic ovarian development

“…3 Sequenced by the NovaSeq platform (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA). 4 Trimmed by CLC Workbench (QIAgen, Hilden, Germany). 5 Mapping to the F. occidentalis genome (GenBank accession number: GCF_000697945.2).…”

“…TSWV infection becomes serious and causes massive economic loss in hot pepper production in Korea [ 3 ]. This pest, originally native to North America, has spread to more than 60 countries since the late 1970s, including Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and far East Asian countries [ 4 ].…”

Effects of Different Parts of the Rose Flower on the Development, Fecundity, and Life Parameters of Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

“…WFT was first found on pepper in the Haidian District of Beijing in June 2003; subsequently, it spread to Yunnan, Zhejiang, Guizhou, and other provinces in China [ 11 , 12 ]. In recent years, WFT has developed as a major pest of flowers and vegetables and caused great economic losses in China [ 12 , 13 ]. WFT feeds on flowers and the young parts of the host plant, such as tender leaves and buds, resulting in spots on the feeding sites and shrinkage of growth points [ 10 ].…”

Identification and characterisation of PRXamide peptides in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

“…Thrips not only cause direct damage from feeding and oviposition on leaves, flowers, and fruits, they also transmitted economically important plant viruses, such as the tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) (He et al, 2020; Mouden et al, 2017; Rotenberg & Whitfield, 2018). Numerous studies of WFT have been documented on the species complex, and biological aspects including feeding and oviposition behaviours, control options, and resistance of chemical insecticides (reviewed by Demirozer et al, 2012; Reitz et al, 2020; Zhang et al, 2019). Recently, the WFT genome has provided insights into a variety of molecular and evolutionary processes, including neuropeptides (Rotenberg et al, 2020).…”