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14 Φεβ 2021 · What are Thrips? 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.
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.
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.
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.
How to Get Rid of Thrips on Houseplants. Isolate an infested plant so thrips won't move on to your other indoor plants. Prune any heavily damaged leaves or flowers -- they won't recover. Thrips hide in buds and flowers, so you'll want to cut them off at the first sign of an infestation and destroy them.
Thrips can feed on a wide variety of plants, but in regards to houseplants, they tend to really like palms, Dracaena varieties, and many Aroids, like Monsteras, Alocasias, Dieffenbachias, ZZ Plants, and more). What Does Thrips Damage Look Like on a Houseplant?
