Tobacco thrips
wings are fully developed. Adult females are brown, with a head and thorax lighter than the abdomen, and measure about 1 mm in length. Adult males are ye [...] and finally the adult insect. The eggs are laid in leaves, flower petals, and the soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like [...] saw-like ovipositor. Development from egg to adult takes about 36 days at 20 ºC and around 23 days at 25 ºC. Larvae are nearly transparent white or yellowish