Bean IPM

Legume ipmPIPE Diagnostic Series

Onion and Western Flower Thrips

Onion and Western Flower Thrips are small (less than 1/32 inch or 1mm in length), active, yellow to brown inscets that feed by sucking plant juices from plant; they can also cause flower and pod abortion.

Factors favoring

Proximity to maturing winter wheat and spring barley

thrip on a leaf
Thrip
Authors

H.F. Swartz and F.B. Peairs, Colorado State University

Photo credits

F.B. Peairs, Colorado State University