Thrips are tiny (around 1/20 inch long), slender insects that cause mostly cosmetic damage to leaves, fruit and flowers. Except in cases of very severe infestation, they rarely cause enough damage to ...

NSW Department of Primary Industries principal research scientist Grant Herron said in theory growers were supposed to spray twice, but in practice needed three sprays. “And timing is critical,” Dr ...

Q: How do I know if my plants have thrips? My oranges have strange scars on the rind, but I can’t see any bugs. Thrips are tiny (around 1/20 inch long) slender insects that cause mostly cosmetic ...

Do you have a nectarine tree that has a history of producing scarred misshapen fruit? If so, the damage to the fruit is probably caused by Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and the ...

Q: I have several roses in my yard, some that I pick to bring indoors. All the roses with the white and pink blossoms keep getting brown steaks in the flowers, making them look like they are diseased.

Hosts: Feeds on flowers, leaves, pollen grains and small developing fruit. Wide range of plants including grasses (preferred plants), berries, cotton, daylilies, legumes and roses. Preferred flower ...