Species composition and attacking season of thrips on carrot leaves in Kyoto Prefecture

Abstract

Thrips that damage carrot leaves have been observed in Kyotanba Town and Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, from September 2013; however, the thrip species are unknown. The species composition of thrips was surveyed by collecting female adults from the foliage of carrot leaves in three greenhouses in Kyotanba Town and Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, in 2020. Thrips tabaci, T. nigropilosus, Frankliniella occidentalis, F. intonsa, and Phlaeothripidae sp. were found. T. tabaci and T. nigropilosus were predominant among the five species.