Thrips Identification Guide
Outside very common on
onion and leek, in
greenhouses found on
both ornamental and
vegetable plants.
Females 1.6 mm long, males 1.3 mm.
Dark brown to [...]
Ficus species, dracaena,
palm and orchid.
Relatively large species, 2.6-3.6 mm
long. Yellow brown to black in colour.
Head longer than width with clear [...] develop within a single gall. Adults exit
galls and migrate to new terminal leaves
to begin a new generation. The life cycle
takes about 30 days. Thrips move