Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...

Some bugs chew on leaves, others suck out a plant’s juices. The thrips parvispinus scratches the flesh and slurps, scratches and slurps, scratches and slurps. The nearly invisible invader from the ...

For greenhouse producers worldwide, the western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) poses a significant threat. Despite its minuscule size, this insect has the potential to cause producers ...

One of my favorite flowers to cut and bring in the house in the summer are gladiolus. A question often raised is “how do you prevent thrips in gladiolus?” Thrips seem to be the biggest pest for this ...

Do you have a nectarine tree that has a history of producing scarred misshapen fruit? If so, the damage to the fruit is probably caused by western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and the ...

Tomatoes are a satisfying garden crop, and most gardeners enjoy growing them either in vegetable beds or in containers. Depending on the variety, some tomatoes can have growing challenges, including ...

Onions with glossy leaves possess an unexpected advantage: natural resistance to thrips, one of the crop’s most damaging ...

Thrips, the tiny cigar-shaped insect species from the order Thysanoptera, are a plague on cannabis plants second only to spider mites. They pierce the cell walls of leaves and drain them of their ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Native naio plants in Hawaiʻi are under attack from invasive insects. For the first time ever, Myoporum thrips have been found on Kauaʻi, reported the State. “Myoporum thrips feed ...

Myoporum thrips are harmful to the native naio plant. Photo courtesy state Department of Land and Natural Resources An invasive insect that attacks native naio plants has been found on Kauai, but ...

Most viral infections negatively affect an organism's health, but one plant virus in particular -- soybean vein necrosis orthotospovirus, often referred to as SVNV -- may actually benefit a type of ...

Hot days and dry Santa Ana winds have been the kickoff for chilli thrips season for the past five years in many California rose gardens. The following are the inconvenient truths you need to know ...