Belonging to the Thripidae family (winged insects with fine hairs), thrips are tiny, cigar-shaped, slender-bodied bugs that are brown, yellow, or black in color. Most have fringed wings.

Thrips are very small and identification often requires a magnifying lens to see them. Their damage usually appears as scarred or distorted leaves, and discolored or scarred flowers and fruit.

Thrips are tiny, sap-sucking insects that can cause significant damage to plants, both indoors and out. These slender, ...

Q. I think some of my indoor plants have thrips. How can I know for sure, and what can I do to get rid of them? Thrip damage usually shows up as stunted growth, papery, distorted leaves ...

“It’s very small and it hides very well,” said Muhammad “Zee” Ahmed, a USDA research entomologist who is working on early identification of the thrips. “If you miss them in the early ...