Different thrips species feed mostly on plants by puncturing and sucking up the contents, although a few are predators. Phlaeothripidae tubetailed thrips largest faimly in the order. Thysanoptera definition of thysanoptera by medical. Fransenflugler thysanoptera, auch thripse oder blasenfu. Thripidae common thrips herbivores, including many pests such as the flower thrips frankliniella tritici, and the soybean thrips sericothrips variabilis. Thysanoptera definition is an order of insects comprising the thrips and including various important plant pests. A textbook of agricultural entomology page 33 bhl9798221. Thysanoptera thrips life cycle intermediate metamorphosis between complete and simple. Population fluctuations of thrips thysanoptera and their. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Morris 2 1 honorary research fellow, csiro entomology, gpo box 1700, canberra, act 26 01, australia. Larvae nymphs look similar to adults in form and shape but lack both wings and wingbuds.
Entomologists have described approximately 6,000 species. They fly only weakly and their feathery wings are unsuitable for conventional. Finding thrips the best way to catch and examine thrips is by beating or sweeping vegetation, using a sweep net a strong net with a cotton bag or beating tray or upturned umbrella. Several of them are notorious for causing extensive crop damage by feeding on leaf tissue or by vectoring viral. The thysanoptera or thrips as an order are the smallest of the pterygote insects.
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