Thrip damage to flower buds (Pests of Pome and Stone Fruit and their Predators and Parasitoids, Agriculture Victoria) Apple and pear flowers are susceptible to attack by thrips from pink bud stage through to petal fall. Two main species are responsible for the damage, but several other minor [...]
Apple dimpling bugs and thrips have been reported in high numbers in Granite Belt orchards in Queensland. The area is suffering from drought and the insects are probably concentrating on fruit trees because there are few other sources of flowers available to them. Growers in southern orchards should begin monitoring [...]
Out of a recent survey and discussions at workshops in August the most mentioned pests of concern in Western Australia were med fly, weevils, woolly aphids, mites and thrips. Depressions in apple fruitlets caused by apple dimpling bug Adult apple dimpling bug For pests that may or [...]
