Thrips is a genus of insect in the order Thysanoptera. Species in the genus Thrips feed on pollen, and can be major agricultural pests, with several being...

wings. Thrips are a functionally diverse group, with nearly half of the known species being fungivorous. A small proportion of species of thrips are serious...

Thrips tabaci is a species of very small insect in the genus Thrips in the order Thysanoptera. It is commonly known as the onion thrips, the potato thrips...

Flower thrips can be agricultural pests in either two species of thrips in the genus Frankliniella: F. tritici, Eastern flower thrips F. occidentalis,...

cycle and in grass thrips. In the grass thrips genus Aptinothrips there have been, despite the very limited number of species in the genus, several transitions...

Thrips palmi is an insect from the genus Thrips in the order Thysanoptera. It is known commonly as the melon thrips. It is a primary vector of plant viruses...

have reproduced entirely asexually for millions of years. In the grass thrips genus Aptinothrips there have been several transitions to asexuality, likely...

Adactylidium is a genus of mites known for its unusual life cycle. An impregnated female mite feeds upon a single egg of a thrips, rapidly growing five...

and feed mostly on smaller insects, larva and eggs, such as spider mites, thrips, jumping plant lice, and white fly, but will also feed on pollen and vascular...

The western flower thrips [Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)] is an invasive pest insect in agriculture. This species of thrips is native to the Southwestern...