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Datasheet

Hercinothrips femoralis (banded greenhouse thrips)

Summary

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  • 25 September 2012
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Hercinothrips femoralis
  • Preferred Common Name
  • banded greenhouse thrips
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter)

Preferred Common Name

  • banded greenhouse thrips

Other Scientific Names

  • Heliothrips femoralis Reut.
  • Hercothrips femoralis

International Common Names

  • English: glasshouse thrips, banded; sugarbeet thrips
  • French: thrips des serres; thrips raye des serres; thrips rayé des serres

Local Common Names

  • Denmark: brun væksthusthrips
  • Finland: mustareisiripsiäinen
  • Germany: Blasenfuss, Chrysanthemen-
  • Japan: Kuribane-azamiuma
  • Norway: bruntrips
  • Sweden: brun växthustrips

EPPO code

  • HERCFE (Hercinothrips femoralis)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Thysanoptera
  •                         Family: Thripidae
  •                             Genus: Hercinothrips
  •                                 Species: Hercinothrips femoralis

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

JapanPresentCIE, 1979
Korea, Republic ofPresentCIE, 1979
TurkeyPresentCIE, 1979

AFRICA

NigeriaPresentCIE, 1979
Sierra LeonePresentCIE, 1979
Spain
-Canary IslandsPresentCIE, 1979
TanzaniaPresentCIE, 1979

NORTH AMERICA

BermudaPresentCIE, 1979
USAPresentCIE, 1979
-ArizonaPresentCIE, 1979
-CaliforniaPresentCIE, 1979
-FloridaPresentCIE, 1979
-HawaiiPresentCIE, 1979

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Dominican RepublicPresentCIE, 1979
HaitiPresentCIE, 1979
JamaicaPresentCIE, 1979
Puerto RicoPresentCIE, 1979
Trinidad and TobagoPresentCIE, 1979

SOUTH AMERICA

ArgentinaPresentCIE, 1979
BrazilPresentCIE, 1979
-BahiaPresentCIE, 1979

EUROPE

RomaniaPresentCIE, 1979
SpainPresentCIE, 1979
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)PresentCIE, 1979

OCEANIA

AustraliaPresentCIE, 1979
New ZealandPresentCIE, 1979

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Ananas comosus (pineapple)BromeliaceaeMain
Asparagus densiflorus (asparagus fern)LiliaceaeMain
Aspidistra elatior (parlor-palm)LiliaceaeMain
AsterAsteraceaeMain
BegoniaBegoniaceaeMain
BetaChenopodiaceaeMain
Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera (sugarbeet)ChenopodiaceaeMain
Chlorophytum comosum (ribbon plant)LiliaceaeMain
Chrysanthemum (daisy)AsteraceaeMain
Coleus blumei (common coleus)LamiaceaeMain
Crassula (Stonecrop)CrassulaceaeMain
Cucumis (melons, cucuimbers, gerkins)CucurbitaceaeMain
Dianthus caryophyllus (carnation)CaryophyllaceaeMain
Dieffenbachia maculata (spotted dumbcane)AraceaeMain
DracaenaAgavaceaeMain
EchinocactusCactaceaeMain
Epipremnum pinnatum (centipede tongavine)AraceaeMain
Euphorbia pulcherrima (poinsettia)EuphorbiaceaeMain
Euphorbia trigonaEuphorbiaceaeMain
FicusMoraceaeMain
Ficus elastica (rubber plant)MoraceaeMain
Gardenia jasminoides (cape jasmine)RubiaceaeMain
Gerbera (Barbeton daisy)AsteraceaeMain
Gossypium (cotton)MalvaceaeMain
Gynura aurantiaca (java velvet plant)AsteraceaeMain
Hedera helix (ivy)AraliaceaeMain
Hypoestes phyllostagyaAcanthaceaeMain
Impatiens walleriana (Busy-lizzy)BalsaminaceaeMain
Ipomoea (morning glory)ConvolvulaceaeMain
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana (Flaming katy)CrassulaceaeMain
LycopersiconSolanaceaeMain
Maranta leuconeura (Banded arrowroot)MarantaceaeMain
Musa (banana)MusaceaeMain
Narcissus (daffodil)LiliaceaeMain
Nerium oleander (oleander)ApocynaceaeMain
Orchidaceae (orchids)OrchidaceaeMain
Peperomia obtusifolia (pepper-face)PiperaceaeMain
Phaseolus (beans)FabaceaeMain
Pilea cadierei (aluminium plant)UrticaceaeMain
Portulaca grandiflora (Rose moss)PortulacaceaeMain
Portulaca oleracea (purslane)PortulacaceaeMain
Rhododendron indicum (Satsuki azalea)EricaceaeMain
Rosa (roses)RosaceaeMain
SaccharumPoaceaeMain
Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)PoaceaeMain
Saintpaulia ionantha (African violet)GesneriaceaeMain
Sansevieria trifasciata (mother-in-law’s tongue)AgavaceaeMain
Sedum morganianumCrassulaceaeMain
Sempervivum (house-leek)CrassulaceaeMain
Senecio rowleyanus (string-of-beads)AsteraceaeMain
Solanum (nightshade)SolanaceaeMain
Sonchus (Sowthistle)AsteraceaeMain
Syngonium podophyllum (arrowhead vine)AraceaeMain
Tolmiea menziesii (pick-a-back plant)SaxifragaceaeMain
Tradescantia fluminensis (wandering Jew)CommelinaceaeMain
Vitis (grape)VitaceaeMain
ZiziphusRhamnaceaeMain

List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Fruit

discoloration
external feeding

References

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Avidov Z, Harpaz I, 1969. Plant pests of Israel. Jerusalem, Israel: Israel Universities Press.

CIE, 1979. Distribution Maps of Plant Pests. Map No. 402. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Kloet GS, Hincks WD, 1964. A checklist of British insects, Second Edition. Part 1: small orders and Hemiptera. London, UK: Royal Entomological Society, 87.

Lewis T, 1973. Thrips, their biology, ecology and economic importance. London, UK: Academic Press.

Morison GD, 1957. A review of British glasshouse Thysanoptera. Transactions of Royal Entomological Society of London, 109:467-534.

Oetting RD, Beshear RJ, 1980. Host selection and control of the banded greenhouse thrips on ornamentals. Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society, 15(4):475-479

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Argentina: Present
CIE, 1979Australia: Present
CIE, 1979Bermuda: Present
CIE, 1979Brazil: Present
CIE, 1979Brazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryDominican Republic: Present
CIE, 1979Dominican Republic: Present
CIE, 1979Spain: Present
CIE, 1979Spain: Present
CIE, 1979Spain
See regional map for distribution within the countryHaiti: Present
CIE, 1979Haiti: Present
CIE, 1979Jamaica: Present
CIE, 1979Jamaica: Present
CIE, 1979Japan: Present
CIE, 1979Korea, Republic of: Present
CIE, 1979Nigeria: Present
CIE, 1979New Zealand: Present
CIE, 1979Puerto Rico: Present
CIE, 1979Puerto Rico: Present
CIE, 1979Romania: Present
CIE, 1979Sierra Leone: Present
CIE, 1979Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CIE, 1979Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CIE, 1979Tanzania: Present
CIE, 1979USA: Present
CIE, 1979USA: Present
CIE, 1979USA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryUSA
See regional map for distribution within the countryYugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro): Present
CIE, 1979
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Japan: Present
CIE, 1979Korea, Republic of: Present
CIE, 1979Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979
Distribution map (europe) Spain: Present
CIE, 1979Romania: Present
CIE, 1979Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro): Present
CIE, 1979
Distribution map (africa) Spain: Present
CIE, 1979Canary Islands: Present
CIE, 1979Nigeria: Present
CIE, 1979Sierra Leone: Present
CIE, 1979Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979Tanzania: Present
CIE, 1979
Distribution map (north america) Bermuda: Present
CIE, 1979Dominican Republic: Present
CIE, 1979Haiti: Present
CIE, 1979Jamaica: Present
CIE, 1979Puerto Rico: Present
CIE, 1979USA: Present
CIE, 1979Arizona: Present
CIE, 1979California: Present
CIE, 1979Florida: Present
CIE, 1979Hawaii: Present
CIE, 1979
Distribution map (central america) Dominican Republic: Present
CIE, 1979Haiti: Present
CIE, 1979Jamaica: Present
CIE, 1979Puerto Rico: Present
CIE, 1979Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CIE, 1979USA: Present
CIE, 1979Florida: Present
CIE, 1979
Distribution map (south america) Argentina: Present
CIE, 1979Brazil: Present
CIE, 1979Bahia: Present
CIE, 1979Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CIE, 1979
Distribution map (pacific) Australia: Present
CIE, 1979New Zealand: Present
CIE, 1979