Flue-cured (Type 11) and dark-fired (Type 21) tobaccos were fertilized at low, medium and high levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and complete fertilizer (N-P-K) to determine the effects of fertilization on the occurrence of Frankliniella fusca (Hinds). F. fusca populations were significantly larger at the high rates of phosphorus and complete fertilizer and were smaller at the highest rate of nitrogen.

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