Thrips

Pest Identification Guide: Florida Flower Thrips Frankliniella bispinosa (Morgan)

Jeffrey D. Cluever and Hugh A. Smith

Chilli Thrips on Blueberries in Florida

Oscar E. Liburd, Babu R. Panthi, and Douglas A. Phillips

Florida Flower Thrips (suggested common name) Frankliniella bispinosa Morgan (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Steven P. Arthurs, Moh Leng Kok-Yokomi, and Hugh Smith

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Pest Identification Guide: Western Flower Thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)

Jeffrey D. Cluever and Hugh A. Smith

Western Flower Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis [Pergande])

Jeffrey D. Cluever, Hugh A. Smith, Joseph E. Funderburk, and Galen Frantz

Thrips Management Program for Horticultural Crops

Vivek Kumar, Garima Kakkar, Cristi L. Palmer, Cindy L. McKenzie, and Lance S. Osborne

Flower Thrips, Frankliniella tritici (Fitch) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Danielle Sprague, Joe Funderburk and Andrea Lucky

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Thrips in Florida Strawberry Crops

Jeff D. Cluever, Hugh A. Smith, Joe E. Funderburk, and Galen Frantz

Pest Information Guide: Eastern Flower Thrips Frankliniella tritici (Fitch)

Jeffrey D. Cluever and Hugh A. Smith

Citrus Pest Quick Guide: Flower Thrips (Frankliniella bispinosa Morgan and Frankliniella kelliae Sakimura)

X. Martini, L. M. Diepenbrock, K. L. Ray, and J. D. Burrow

This is a quick reference guide for identifying flower thrips and the damage flower thrips causes.

Managing Thrips in Pepper and Eggplant

Joe Funderburk, Xavier Martini, Stuart Reitz, Josh Freeman, Chris Miller, Gene McAvoy, Alicia Whidden, Ozan Demirozer, Greg Nuessly, and Norm Leppla

A UF/IFAS numbered publication for Commercial audience(s).

Gladiolus Thrips, Thrips simplex (Morison) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

H. A. Denmark and J. F. Price

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Flower Thrips in Blackberries in Florida

Oscar E. Liburd, Elena M. Rhodes, Elke Weibelzahl, and Sara E. Brennan

A UF/IFAS numbered publication. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management

Thrips parvispinus (Karny, 1922) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae): A New Invasive Pest

Dak Seal, Rafia Khan, Lance Osborne, and Ian Gibbs

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Managing Thrips and Tospoviruses in Tomato

Joe Funderburk, Xavier Martini, Scott Adkins, Josh Freeman, Sam Hutton, Hugh Smith, Gene McAvoy, Crystal Snodgrass, Mathews Paret, and Norm Leppla

This fact sheet describes the biology and ecology of thrips and tomato spotted wilt virus, and recommends a management program.

Melon Thrips, Thrips palmi Karny (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

J. L. Capinera

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

Florida Farm Pests: Thrips

Luis Rodriguez Rosado

Florida has the presence of many pests that can negatively affect crops and ornamental plants. Among these pests, we can find thrips. These are responsible for millions of economic losses on agricultural commodities and nurseries.   What are Thrips and How Can I Identify Them? Thrips are piercing-sucking mouthpart insects, meaning they have a straw-like […]

Plagas de las Fincas de Florida: Trips

Luis Rodriguez Rosado

Florida tiene la presencia de muchas plagas que pueden afectar negativamente los cultivos y las plantas ornamentales. Entre estas plagas podemos encontrar los trips. Estos son responsables de millones de pérdidas económicas en productos agrícolas y plantas ornamentales.   ¿Qué son los Trips y Cómo Puedo Identificarlos? Los trips son insectos con un aparato bucal […]

April 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector

Morgan Pinkerton

Recap of April 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector In April, we took a closer look at the pest group thrips (Order: Thysanoptera). While there are over 7,000 species of thrips around the world, only a handful of them are pests on plants. Most thrips feed on fungi or decaying matter like leaf litter. […]