Thrips florum is a strict flower-dwelling species which can attack various crops such as banana, citrus, coffee, mango, and ornamental plants like gladiolus, gardenia and rose. Both sexes fully winged.

Widespread across Asia and Pacific, Florida and Carribbean islands. Queensland, Northern Territory. Feeding and breeding in flowers. Highly polyphagous, found in the flowers of many plants, and sometimes considered a pest. Thrips florum Schmutz. Mound LA & …

The genus Thrips is the second largest genus in the Thysanoptera, and currently includes, worldwide, about 295 species. All members of genus Thrips lack ocellar setae I on the head, and they all have ctenidia on tergite VIII posteromesad to the spiracles.

This datasheet on Thrips florum covers Identity, Distribution, Hosts/Species Affected, Further Information.

Thrips florum Schumtz is a common pest of gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides Ellis) flowers in Hawaii. Typically hundreds of thrips infest each flower, and their feeding and egg laying punctures result in a brown discoloration of the white petals.

There are about 280 species currently recognized in the genus Thrips making this genus one of the largest groups within the Thysanoptera.

T. florum is a highly polyphagous flower-dwelling species which can attack various crops such as bananas, citrus, coffee and mango. It also has been recorded on ornamental plants like gladiolus, Gardenia and roses.

Thrips florum Schmutz, 1913 Synonyms [edit] Thrips exilicornis Hood, 1932; References [edit] Mound, L.A. 2010: Species of the Genus Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from the Afro-tropical Region. Zootaxa 2423: 1–1. Preview.

Classification and research data for Thrips florum, a species of thrip in the family Thripidae (true thrips)..

Widespread across Asia from India to the Pacific, Fiji, Tahiti, eastern Australia, also Florida, the West Indies, Costa Rica and Guatemala. This species is likely to be introduced to California through the horticultural trade.