Assessing the impact of piercing-sucking pests on greenhouse-grown industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.).

ABSTRACT: Cannabis sativa or hemp, defined as <0.3% total tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is a specialty crop in the United States, of particular interest among growers in the southeastern United States to replace tobacco production. Tetranychus urticae (twospotted spider mite), Aculops cannabicola (hemp russet mite), Polyphagotarsonemus latus (broad mites), and Phorodon cannabis (cannabis aphids) are considered the most significant pests in greenhouse grown hemp. Mite and aphid injury can cause cupping and yellowing of leaves, resulting in leaf drop, and reduced flower and resin production. We sought to understand the effects of feeding by T. urticae and Myzus persicae (green peach aphid), as a proxy for P. cannabis, on the concentration of economically significant cannabinoids through a series of expe

SUBMITTER: Pulkoski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10878361 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature