(Latin: Order Thysanoptera) These are very small, often dark insects, forming a quite distinct order. Each of the legs ends in a protrusible vesicle, and the two pairs of very narrow wings have hairy edges. In Denmark they are sometimes known as cholera flies. This is because they occurred in enormous numbers in Copenhagen during […]
Thrips
These are very small, often dark insects, forming a quite distinct order. Each of the legs ends in a protrusible vesicle, and the two pairs of very narrow wings have hairy edges. In Denmark they are sometimes known as cholera flies. This is because they occurred in enormous numbers in Copenhagen during the cholera year […]
Thrips
(Latin: Thysanoptera) On warm summer days the tiny insects known as thrips may occur in enormous numbers and even enter houses. They have a tendency to creep in under clothing, or into ears, mouths and eyes, and they tickle as they move around on the skin. Thrips feed by sucking plant juices, but occasionally they […]