An "infestation of thrips" may sound like the title of an episode of Star Trek, but it's no fun for a gardener. Here's how to ...

Thrips can also transmit harmful plant diseases, compounding the damage they cause. Recognizing the signs of a thrip ...

Thrips on plants in your garden or indoors can cause a lot of damage. Here's how to stop these pests with simple organic techniques. Prevent Thrips on Plants Naturally with These 10 Must-Know Tips ...

It’s likely you haven’t seen the thrips themselves in your garden because they are really tiny at just 1/16 inch long. Just like aphids, they have piercing/sucking mouthparts which they use to ...

Thrips can also affect outdoor plants, but rarely kill mature trees and shrubs. Thrips are extremely small (less than 1/20 inch long). There are many varieties that favor specific plants.

(Chilli thrips measure 0.016 to 0.024 inch in length, about one-quarter of the size of the western flower thrips.) By the time we see their first damage, they already have an established life ...

More familiar kinds of thrips, such as the ones that feed on rhododendron, make the leaves... Myoporum thrips can be controlled with chemicals SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Thrips are tiny but they cause a lot of big problems. They go after vegetables and our flowering plants and disfigure the blooms, fruit, leaves and stems, leaving discoloration and stunting.

The myoporum thrips is attacking the myoporums in the upper San Francisco Peninsula at epidemic proportions. I first encountered it summer of '08.

Thrips parvispinus is not a picky eater, preferring ornamental plants, but just as likely to gorge on vegetables, fruits, and even tobacco. News Sports Restaurants Real Estate Opinion Advertise ...

Chilli thrips’ predators are not in full force yet. I implement the cultural, biological and mechanical controls of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) ...