Thrips are tiny, sap-sucking insects that can cause significant damage to plants, both indoors and out. These slender, rice-shaped pests feed on plant juices and lay their eggs on or inside leaves.

While you're more likely to have bug problems with organic lettuce, you need to know how to spot possible insects on any kind ...

Thrips on plants in your garden or indoors can cause a lot of damage. Here's how to stop these pests with simple organic techniques. Thrips on plants can spell trouble for gardens, houseplant ...

University of Florida researchers have mapped out new intel on the lifecycle and habits of the Thrips parvispinus pest for ...

I seem to have an infestation of thrips on several of my flowers in the garden. How can I get rid of these safely? Thrips will leave brownish or silver streaks which are feeding scars from the thrips ...

It was bad enough that our region’s cold, wet spring affected our tomato plants’ ability to produce a normal crop. When an unusual insect problem arose on them as well, I began taking it personally.

Q. I think some of my indoor plants have thrips. How can I know for sure, and what can I do to get rid of them? Thrip damage usually shows up as stunted growth, papery, distorted leaves, stippling, ...

At this time of the year, plants are really beginning to grow. And nothing is more attractive to pests than that tender, juicy new growth. The new leaves are easy to puncture and full of sap and ...

It happens to all of us sooner or later: You think you have the perfect gladiola or sweat pea blooming, so you decide to harvest and bring some of your beauties indoors for bragging rights. Then you ...

One of my favorite flowers to cut and bring in the house in the summer are gladiolus. A question often raised is “how do you prevent thrips in gladiolus?” Thrips seem to be the biggest pest for this ...

There are still thrips moving. That’s not supposed to happen. But wait. The crops aren’t being damaged. There is no scarring, discoloration or deformation on the leaves or the fruit. Thrips are a ...