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14 Φεβ 2021 · Thrips are small, slender insects that suck the juices out of the leaves, stems, buds and flowers. They are generally under a quarter-inch in length when they are adults. Common colours for the adults are brown, black or yellow and when in the larvae stage, they are a yellow, greenish colour .
After growing hundreds of indoor plants over the years, I've quickly learned to spot the telltale signs of thrips damage. This guide will show you what to look out for. I've included lots of photos to help you compare common thrip damage with what you're seeing on your own plants.
Finding thrips on people’s plants: here are several examples where people sent me photos of their sad plants and, upon closer inspection, I found thrips. Other methods of controlling thrips: Biological control – there are certain predators of thrips that you can purchase and deploy onto your infested plants.
However, what most people don’t take into account is that there are houseplants that are highly susceptible to thrips, and those could endanger your other plants. In this article, I will show you the houseplants that thrips most commonly attack and why, as well as some that they avoid.
Though thrips on houseplants are found throughout the world, some common species are greenhouse thrips, onion thrips, and Western flower thrips. Because every species has different habits and preferences, it is crucial to identify the exact kind of thrips that are infesting your houseplants.
Indoors, however, thrips can do significant damage to the leaves and stems of a houseplant in a matter of just a couple of weeks. Using their single, large (for their body size) mandible, thrips pierce and puncture plant tissue, where they feed on any sap that flows from the wounds they make.
Thrips are a class of very small, winged insects that feed on the sap of both outdoor and indoor plants. Although they are more common outdoors, thrips can find their way into our homes and take up residency on even our most prized houseplants.
