Thirps

Thirps are Harmful To Plants

Scientific Name: Greenhouse thrips, Flower thrips, and Onion or tobacco thrips. many families such asThripidae. Nickname: Thrip, Greenhouse Thrip, Thunderbug, Thunderfly, Stormfly. Thrips can transmit dangerous viruses like tobacco mosaic virus as they feed and move between plants

Thirps Appearance Size

They are small with a distinctive cigar-shaped bauplan: elongate with transverse-ly constricted bodies. Adult thrips range in size from about 1-2 millimeters in length. They have long, slender bodies. Their specially formed legs, enables the insect to walk on vertical surfaces.

Thirps Prefered Habitat

Feeding on developing flowers, vegetables and , causing discoloration, deformities, and reduced marketability of the crop. Over 20 plant infecting viruses are known to be transmitted by thrips. Thrips limit plant vigor and reduce yields through loss of moisture and nutrients.

Thirps Reproduction

Eggs are extremely small (about 0.2 mm long) and kidney-shaped. It may take from as little as a day to several weeks before hatching. Females cut slits in plant tissue and then insert their eggs, one per slit. High reproduction rates cause populations to quickly explode into heavy infestations.

Thirps Eat

Most species feed on plants of all kinds, using their mouthparts to break open plant tissue and suck out the juices.This destroys chlorophyll and surface tissue. Their feeding causes silver-white patches, dead spots, distorted growth, and browning on leaves.

Kill Thirps and their eggs with The Eliminator

Spray well - top and under leaves, Problem gone Drmoli's Eliminator. Thrips infestations should be addressed immediately to limit damage. An integrated pest management plan is required, using The Eliminator solves this in minutes.