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Gladiolus Thrips, Thrips simplex (Morison) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
H. A. Denmark and J. F. Price
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Featured Creatures collection was founded in1996, a cooperative venture of the University of Florida's Entomology and Nematology Department and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Division of Plant Industry. It provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms.
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Flower thrips damage crops through feeding and oviposition, which result in deformation of growing tissues and lead to yield losses in harvested fruits and vegetables, as well as esthetic damage to flowers. They can cause significant economic damage to a range of crops, including citrus, blueberries, strawberries, field pepper, and ornamentals. Field identification of different flower thrips species is difficult without expert help.
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Several invasive species of thrips have established in Florida and become pests of vegetable, ornamental, and agronomic crops. Damage to crops results from thrips feeding and egg-laying injury, thrips vectoring plant diseases, the cost of using control tactics, and the loss of pesticides due to resistance.