Thripse

How do you recognize the infestation?

Thrips infestation can be recognized by silvery damage to the leaves. This is because the thrips suck out the leaf cells. They do this by scraping the leaf. The thrips also leave dark spots on the leaves, these are their excrement. In addition, the infestation can be recognized by the deformation of the leaves or inhibition of growth.

How can (further) damage be prevented?

Our advice is always the use of biological control agents. One of these remedies against thrips is the predatory mite. This natural enemy of thrips is available both online and at most garden centers. Adult predatory mites eat thrips in all stages, the nymphs prefer larvae. An additional advantage is that the predatory mite also feeds on other pests such as aphids, spider mites and whiteflies.

The animal

Thrips are elongated insects with fringed wings. They are grayish to brown and are a maximum of 1 millimeter in size. The females lay their eggs in the plant tissue. To do this, they make a hole in the plant tissue in which the kidney-shaped egg is laid. As soon as the larvae hatch, they start eating immediately.

Tags: Schädlinge, Thripse, Ungeziefer