PMID- 30124887 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190506 LR - 20231213 IS - 1938-291X (Electronic) IS - 0022-0493 (Print) IS - 0022-0493 (Linking) VI - 111 IP - 6 DP - 2018 Dec 14 TI - Monitoring Seasonal Distribution of Thrips Vectors of Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus in Alabama Soybeans. PG - 2562-2569 LID - 10.1093/jee/toy237 [doi] AB - Soybean vein necrosis virus (SVNV), a new virus in the genus Orthotospovirus, has been found in all soybean-growing regions in the United States and Ontario, Canada. Soybean thrips, Neohydatothrips variabilis (Beach) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca (Hinds) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), and eastern flower thrips, Frankliniella tritici (Fitch) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) are reported vectors of this virus, but there are no reports on their distribution in Alabama. A monitoring study was conducted in 2015 and 2016 to determine thrips species composition and abundance in Alabama soybean agroecosystems. Thrips were monitored weekly by collecting them on yellow sticky traps and soybean plant parts including foliage and reproductive structures. All three reported vectors of SVNV were identified in Alabama, with N. variabilis and F. tritici as the predominant species, while F. fusca was not consistently collected from soybean plants. Four additional thrips species were collected, of which Echinothrips americanus (Morgan) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) was commonly found on soybean at all three locations. Results presented in this study provide new information about seasonal thrips species abundance in soybean agroecosystems in Alabama, and is an important first step to understanding thrips vector species of epidemiological importance in the Southern United States. FAU - Chitturi, Anitha AU - Chitturi A AD - Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. FAU - Conner, Kassie AU - Conner K AD - Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. FAU - Sikora, Edward J AU - Sikora EJ AD - Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. FAU - Jacobson, Alana L AU - Jacobson AL AD - Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - J Econ Entomol JT - Journal of economic entomology JID - 2985127R SB - IM MH - Alabama MH - *Animal Distribution MH - Animals MH - *Insect Vectors MH - Plant Diseases MH - Glycine max/*virology MH - *Thysanoptera PMC - PMC6294239 EDAT- 2018/08/21 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/07 06:00 PMCR- 2018/08/17 CRDT- 2018/08/21 06:00 PHST- 2018/02/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/08/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/08/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 5075551 [pii] AID - toy237 [pii] AID - 10.1093/jee/toy237 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Econ Entomol. 2018 Dec 14;111(6):2562-2569. doi: 10.1093/jee/toy237.