Thrips
order Thysanoptera, a name that literally means ‘fringed wings’, and refers to the eyelash-like fringe of hairs along both edges of the thin wings. There [...] brown. The vigour of the plant is also reduced by loss of chlorophyll. With a serious infestation the leaves themselves can shrivel, and there can be varying [...] varying levels of fruit damage depending on the species of thrips and their population density. In ornamentals , flowers can be seriously damaged, while