Thrips Identification Guide
flowers and on fruit. Pupation
occurs in the substrate. Long
developmental time of about
5 weeks at 20°C.
Feeding damage on leaves and
fruits. In anthurium [...] per day.
Feeding causes 'silvering' on leaves
along with leaf, flower or fruit
deformation. This species is the most
important vector for both tomato
spotted [...] microtrichia.
Typical flower thrips, all stages
found mainly in flowers.
Fruit damage in strawberry, vector of
TSWV, INSV, TCSV.
Broad host range of flowering