Watch for Thrips in Vegetables University of Maryland Extension
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I have gotten reports from flower growers of an inundation of thrips into their flower crop in the last week or so. I know, I know flowers are not vegetables, but many of the Flower thrips species that get into flowers will get into and on vegetables. Thrips are tiny, thin yellowish-orange insects the size of metal filings with fringed wings.
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Watch for Thrips and Mites in Vegetables
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Thrips - Integrated Pest Management
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Vegetables University of Maryland Extension
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Integrated Pest Management
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Grow It Eat It University of Maryland Extension
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University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, Kent Co., Commercial
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Fruit & Vegetable Production University of Maryland Extension
East Michigan vegetable update – July 12, 2018 - Vegetables
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Vegetables University of Maryland Extension
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Thrips Damage to Greenhouse and High Tunnel Vegetables Widespread