Training of project partners and participants from NARS on identification and management of thrips organised by Dr. G. B. Moritz, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg.
Eulophid parasitoids, Ceranisus menes associated with Frankliniella sp., Ceranisus femoratus associated with Megalurothrips sp., anthocorid bugs like Orius thripoborus, Orius jeanelli, Orius tantillus and Orius albidipennis are commonly observed natural enemies of thrips. They are quite abundant in wild than cultivated habitats.
The incidence of Iris Yellow Spot Virus was observed for the first time in Kenya
Large predatory thrips Franklinothrips vespiformis was recently recorded in Mwingi, Kenya
