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Horticulture/Thrips tabaci
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Onion Thrips Insect Thrips tabaci Thripidae Thysanoptera Complex
Onion Thrips are primarily an agricultural pest, but can cause damage to several ornamental species as well.
Description
Symptoms and Signs
Spotting, streaking, and drop of leaves.
Ecology
Host plants
../Allium/ (Onion)
../Ananas/ (Pineapple)
../Apium/
../Brassica/
../Capsicum/ (Pepper)
../Carica/ (Papaya)
../Cucumis/
../Cucurbita/
../Dahlia/
../Daucus/
../Dianthus/ (Carnation)
../Gossypium/
../Impatiens/
../Iris/ (Iris)
../Lycopersicon/
../Nicotiana/
../Phaseolus/
../Pisum/
../Rhododendron/ (Rhododendron, Azalea)
../Rosa/
../Solanum/
Control
Crop rotation, overhead irrigation.
References
University of Hawaii
Cornell University