Western flower thrips
Vegetable pest, SW US native, invasive / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The western flower thrips [Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)] is an invasive pest insect in agriculture. This species of thrips is native to the Southwestern United States[1] but has spread to other continents, including Europe, Australia (where it was identified in May 1993[1]), and South America via transport of infested plant material.[2]
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Western flower thrips | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Thysanoptera |
Family: | Thripidae |
Genus: | Frankliniella |
Species: | F. occidentalis |
Binomial name | |
Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande, 1895 | |
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