How do you identify a ‘thrips intruder’?
September 19, 2021
length, shape of the antenna, hairs on the head and thorax, pattern on the head and thorax, fringe and hair on the forewings, and pattern on the forewings [...] If you find a slow, striped insect at the bottom of the crop, there is a good chance you have the dubious honour of a visit from americanus . Western flower [...] that look like thrips . More difficult, however, is determining the exact identity of the intruder. Because specific knowledge and expertise is a must, only