The first Australian record of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis is reported from the Perth area in Western Australia. It is a notorious vector of tomato spotted wilt virus causing severe economic losses in seed crops, ornamentals, vegetables and other crops particularly in western North America.
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