Evaluation of sustainable strategies for greenhouse pest control in chrysanthemum and sweet pepper production

The effectiveness of 16 examples of selected sustainable practices in pest control (i.e. application of plant-derived products, microbial agents or inorganic compounds with expected low environmental impact; simultaneous use of already registered active substances against other harmful organisms, and trap cropping) was tested in the protected cultivation of Chrysanthemum × morifolium cv. ‘Creamist Golden’ and Capiscum annum cv. ‘Ożarowska’ against the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) and thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis, Thrips tabaci).The attached data represent counts of two-spotted spider mite eggs, mobile two-spotted spider mites, and thrips before treatment and on different post-treatment sampling dates. The data are presented in long format, with column headings explaining the content. The file 1_sweet_pepper_trial.xlsx contains the results of the experiment conducted on sweet peppers, whilst the file 2_chrysanthemum_trial.xlsx contains the results of the experiment conducted on chrysanthemums.