title: Integrated pest management in western flower thrips: past, present and future.
abstract: Western flower thrips (WFT) is one of the most economically important pest insects of many crops worldwide. Recent EU legislation has caused a dramatic shift in pest management strategies, pushing for tactics that are less reliable on chemicals. The development of alternative strategies is therefore an issue of increasing urgency. This paper reviews the main control tactics in integrated pest management (IPM) of WFT, with the focus on biological control and host plant resistance as areas of major progress. Knowledge gaps are identified and innovative approaches emphasised, highlighting the advances in 'omics' technologies. Successful programmes are most likely generated when preventive and therapeutic strategies with mutually beneficial, cost-effective and environmentally sound foundations are incorporated. © 2017 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
authors.affiliation: Research Group Plant Ecology and Phytochemistry, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sanae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mouden
authors.affiliation: Research Group Plant Ecology and Phytochemistry, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Kryss Facun
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Sarmiento
authors.affiliation: Research Group Plant Ecology and Phytochemistry, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peter Gl
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Klinkhamer
authors.affiliation: Research Group Plant Ecology and Phytochemistry, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Kirsten A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Leiss
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D019295:Computational Biology; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D061149:Thysanoptera / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
keywords: Frankliniella occidentalis; biological control; integrated pest management; resistance; thrips; ‘omics’ techniques