Thrips

Thrips are very small, slender insects that feed voraciously on a wide variety of plants including azaleas, roses, tomatoes, magnolias, maples and palm trees.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Featured Creatures: Thrips
  Cuban laurel, Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal)
  Gladiolus, Thrips simplex (Morison)
  Greenhouse, Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché)
  Melon, Thrips palmi Karny
  Redbanded, Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Giard)
• Identifying Thrip Damage (photos)
• Woody Pests: Thrips

UF/IFAS Publications

• Thrips of Ornamentals in the Southeastern US
• Thrips on Ornamental Plants
• Topics: Diseases in the Florida Vegetable Garden Series
• Topics: Order Thysanoptera (thrips)
• What's Bugging Me? A Guide for Environmental Landscape Pest Control by Homeowners

Other Sites

• Flower Thrips--North Carolina Cooperative Extension
• Thrips--University of Missouri Extension
• Thrips: They're Not Picky Eaters and They're Coming Our Way--Naple Daily News