Thrips Identification Guide
egg
laying, and a complete generation
develop within a single gall. Adults exit
galls and migrate to new terminal leaves
to begin a new generation. The [...] males 1 mm.
Variable in colour, from yellow to dark
brown. 8 antennal segments. Long setae
below the compound eyes and 2
between the ocelli. Upper part of
pronotum [...] day. Developmental time at
25°C is 13 days (measured on
cucumber).
Both adults and larvae cause damage
that appears as a silvery streaking or
whitish blotches