Franklinothrips vespiformis explained

Franklinothrips vespiformis, the vespiform thrips, is a species of predatory thrip in the family Aeolothripidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, Oceania, South America, Southern Asia, and Europe. It has been used in biological control of Bemisia tabaci. ^[1]

Further reading

• Web site: 2019-07-02. Thrips of California. 2012. Hoddle. M.S.. Mound. L.A.. Paris. D.L..
• Catalogue of the Thysanoptera of the world (Pt. 1). 1970. Jacot-Guillarmod . C. F.. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History). 7. 1–8.
• Book: Thysanoptera: An Identification Guide. 1998. Mound . L. A.. Kibby . G.. CABI. 978-0851992112.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. ThripsWiki - providing information on the World's thrips. 2018. Cavalleri. Adriano. Masumoto. Masami. Minaei. Kambiz. Mound. Laurence. Ouvrard. David. 4. 2019-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725235146/https://thrips.info/wiki/. dead.

Notes and References

1. Schoeller . Erich N . Hogan . Joshua . McKenzie . Cindy L . Osborne . Lance S . Functional response of Franklinothrips vespiformis (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) to eggs and nymphs of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) . Journal of Insect Science . 1 March 2024 . 24 . 2 . 10.1093/jisesa/ieae030 . 10914367 .