Thrips Identification Guide
Silvery coloured feeding spots on leaves.
Ficus species, dracaena,
palm and orchid.
Relatively large species, 2.6-3.6 mm
long. Yellow brown to black in colour [...] Antenna
Head
Pronotum1
European
flower thrips
Frankliniella intonsa
Orchid thrips
Chaetanaphothrips
orchidii
Banded
greenhouse thrips
Hercinothrips [...] different and unrelated plant
species, including several
greenhouse crops: orchid, ficus,
aubergine, chrysanthemum and
herbs.
Female adults dark brown, 1