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The generic and English name thrips is a direct transliteration of the Ancient Greek word θρίψ, thrips, meaning "woodworm". [4] Like some other animal-names (such as sheep, deer, and moose) in English the word "thrips" expresses both the singular and plural, so there may be many thrips or a single thrips. Other common names for thrips ...
The characteristic feeding damage of S. dorsalis was recognized as "Murda disease" [48] [49] on chili long before the thrips was associated with and then determined to be the cause of the blight. Prolonged feeding by thrips curls tender leaves and buds, and will turn fruits and flowers from bronze to black in color, rendering the plant material ...
As the fruit matures the feeding damage leaves a ring of silvery scarring on the skin of the fruit. [ 14 ] Although the scarring caused to citrus skins by P. kellyanus is cosmetic and does not affect the internal quality of the fruit, [ 13 ] [ 15 ] it can cause severe financial losses to farmers by marring the appearance of fruit and making ...
Some listed species may only cause cosmetic damage, or the association is unknown. stem rot (Albonectria rigidiuscula syn. Calonectria rigidiuscula, Fusarium decemcellulare) [1] Sclerotium fruit rot (Athelia rolfsii syn. Sclerotium rolfsii, Corticium rolfsii) [1] [2] leaf fungus (Aschersonia) [1]
Selenothrips rubrocinctus, commonly known as the redbanded thrips, [2] is a species of thrips in the family Thripidae. It was first described from the West Indies but may have originated in northern South America. It has spread to other parts of the world and now has a near pan-tropical distribution, occurring in North, Central, and South ...
Atherosclerosis is caused by damage to your arteries that triggers a cascade of events that leads to plaque build-up. ... Increasing age, with the highest risk after ages 45 in men and 55 in women.
The western flower thrips [Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)] is an invasive pest insect in agriculture. This species of thrips is native to the Southwestern United States [ 1 ] but has spread to other continents, including Europe , Australia (where it was identified in May 1993 [ 1 ] ), and South America via transport of infested plant ...
Men frenzied with exhaustion and reckless exuberance, eyes and throats burning from dust and smoke, in a battle that erupted after Taliban insurgents castrated a young boy in the village, knowing his family would summon nearby Marines for help and the Marines would come, walking right into a deadly ambush. Here’s Nick, pausing in a lull.