''Thrips'' is a

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in the order

Thysanoptera Thrips (order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Different thrips species feed mostly on plants by puncturing and sucking up the contents, although a few are ...

Ecology

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in the genus ''Thrips'' feed on pollen, and can be major

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, with several being vectors of

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es.

Etymology

The name ''Thrips'' comes from the

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word meaning woodworm.

Diversity

''Thrips'' is the largest genus of thrips, with over 280 species, most of which are found in

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and the Mediterranean Basin. Other species occur on each of the continents, including one species described from

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. ''Thrips'' includes the species of thrips most frequently intercepted at

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into the

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Thrips palmi ''Thrips palmi'' is an insect from the genus ''Thrips'' in the order Thysanoptera.

'' *'' Thrips paludosus'' *'' Thrips palustris'' *'' Thrips panousei'' *'' Thrips paradoxa'' *'' Thrips paramadroni'' *'' Thrips parvispinus'' *'' Thrips pauciporus'' *'' Thrips pavettae'' *'' Thrips pectinatus'' *'' Thrips pectiniprivus'' *'' Thrips pelikani'' *'' Thrips pennatus'' *'' Thrips persicae'' *'' Thrips phormiicola'' *'' Thrips physapus'' *'' Thrips pillichi'' *'' Thrips pini'' *'' Thrips pistaciae'' *'' Thrips porteri'' *'' Thrips poultoni'' *'' Thrips praetermissus'' *'' Thrips pretiosus'' *'' Thrips priesneri'' *'' Thrips pruni'' *'' Thrips pseudoflavus'' *'' Thrips pusillus'' *'' Thrips quadridentatus'' *'' Thrips quilicii'' *'' Thrips quinciensis'' *'' Thrips ranunculi'' *'' Thrips rapaensis'' *'' Thrips reticulatus'' *'' Thrips rhabdotus'' *'' Thrips robustus'' *'' Thrips roepkei'' *'' Thrips rostratus'' *'' Thrips rufescens'' *'' Thrips rugicollis'' *'' Thrips safrus'' *'' Thrips sambuci'' *'' Thrips samoaensis'' *'' Thrips schliephakei'' *'' Thrips scotti'' *'' Thrips sensarmai'' *'' Thrips seticollis'' *''

Thrips setipennis Thrips (order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Different thrips species feed mostly on plants by puncturing and sucking up the contents, although a few are ...

'' *'' Thrips setosus'' *'' Thrips sierrensis'' *'' Thrips sieversiae'' *''

Thrips simplex ''Thrips simplex'' is a species of insect in the genus ''Thrips (genus), Thrips'' in the order Thysanoptera. It is commonly known as the gladiolus thrips and infests gladiolus plants as well as various other monocotyledonous plants such as Liliu ...

'' *'' Thrips simulator'' *'' Thrips sinaiticus'' *'' Thrips solari'' *'' Thrips speratus'' *'' Thrips spinosus'' *'' Thrips stannardi'' *'' Thrips subnudula'' *'' Thrips sukki'' *'' Thrips sumatrensis'' *'' Thrips sylvanus'' *''

Thrips tabaci ''Thrips tabaci'' is a species of very small insect in the genus ''Thrips'' in the order Thysanoptera. It is commonly known as the onion thrips, the potato thrips, the tobacco thrips or the cotton seedling thrips. It is an agricultural pest that ...

'' *'' Thrips tanicus'' *'' Thrips taraxaci'' *'' Thrips tarfayensis'' *'' Thrips taurus'' *'' Thrips tectus'' *'' Thrips temperans'' *'' Thrips tenebricosus'' *'' Thrips tenellus'' *'' Thrips thalictri'' *'' Thrips timidus'' *'' Thrips tomeus'' *'' Thrips trehernei'' *'' Thrips tripartitus'' *'' Thrips tristis'' *'' Thrips trybomi'' *'' Thrips unispinus'' *'' Thrips unonae'' *'' Thrips urticae'' *'' Thrips vackari'' *'' Thrips validus'' *'' Thrips variegatus'' *'' Thrips varipes'' *'' Thrips verbasci'' *'' Thrips viminalis'' *'' Thrips vitticornis'' *'' Thrips vuilleti'' *'' Thrips vulgatissimus'' *'' Thrips wedeliae'' *'' Thrips wellsae'' *'' Thrips winnemanae'' *'' Thrips xenos''

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