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Thysanoptera as insect pests

  • Thrips

Nature

Thrips are small phytophagous insects of the order thysanoptera. Many thrips are economically important as serious pests of cultivated plants, since they injure or destroy the plants in feeding and breeding activities.

Incidence

Thrips occur in every part of the world where plants grow. In addition to inflicting injury directly by extracting plant sap or juice, some thrips transmit virus diseases of plants. Some may bite man and cause dermatitis. Their main importance, though, is as plant pests: vegetables and fruit trees are especially subject to damage by these insects.

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
  • undefined » Insects
  • undefined » Pests
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020