Definition of Thrips. Meaning of Thrips. Synonyms of Thrips

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Definition of Thrips

Thrips
Thrips Thrips, n. [L., a woodworm, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium). Note: The term is also popularly applied to various other small injurious insects.

Meaning of Thrips from wikipedia

- English the word "thrips" expresses both the singular and plural, so there may be many thrips or a single thrips. Other common names for thrips include thunderflies...
- 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...
- recognised: Thrips abyssiniae Thrips acaciae Thrips addendus Thrips alatus Thrips albogilvus Thrips albopilosus Thrips aleuritis Thrips alius Thrips alliorum...
- Flower thrips can be agricultural pests in either two species of thrips in the genus Frankliniella: F. tritici, Eastern flower thrips F. occidentalis,...
- Thrips palmi is an insect from the genus Thrips in the order Thysanoptera. It is known commonly as the melon thrips. It is a primary vector of plant viruses...
- The western flower thrips [Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)] is an invasive pest insect in agriculture. This species of thrips is native to the Southwestern...
- Scirtothrips dorsalis, the chilli thrips or yellow tea thrips, is an extremely successful invasive species of pest-thrips which has expanded rapidly from...
- Commons has media related to Paracossulus thrips. Wikispecies has information related to Paracossulus thrips. "Fauna Europaea : Taxon Details". June 6...
- Thrips simplex is a species of insect in the genus Thrips in the order Thysanoptera. It is commonly known as the gladiolus thrips and infests gladiolus...
- a superorder of insects which includes lice (bark lice and true lice), thrips, and hemipterans, the true bugs. It also includes the extinct order Permopsocida...