| impact of straw mulch on populations of onion thrips (thysanoptera: thripidae) in onion. | development of insecticide resistance in onion thrips, thrips tabaci lindeman (thysanoptera: thripidae), populations in onion (allium spp.) fields and the incidence of the t. tabaci transmitted iris yellow spot virus have stimulated interest in evaluating alternative management tactics. effects of straw mulch applied in commercial onion fields in muck areas of western new york were assessed in 2006 and 2007 as a possible onion thrips management strategy. in trials in which no insecticides were a ... | 2008 | 18767742 |