Thrips Identification Guide
pronotum. Clear comb with long
microtrichia.
Mainly present in flowers, but also on
leaves. All stages present on the plant.
Feeding leads to deformed flowers [...] thickened ends. Comb not clear.
Present on old leaves, larvae occur in
groups together on the lower leaf
surface. All stages present on the plant.
Silvery coloured [...] setae. Pronotum with
1 pair of long setae in the lower row.
Comb not present.
Present on leaves and in leaf
axils. Often swarming in
enormous numbers during