Nano-injection method for micro-insects without sedation using the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

This data was collected over several trial periods. Female adult thrips were injected with water into the thoracic or abdominal areas, non-injected thrips were used as control. Ten thrips per treatment were injected, then transferred into bioassay containers with a ventilation mesh screen. The thrips were observed daily and mortality at 24 h and 48 h was recorded. This data was analyzed using log-rank analysis (Proc Lifetest in SAS 9.4 and multiple comparisons with an adjusted sidak p-value. The figure produced from this data is a Kaplan-Meier survival curve.