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  2. Thrips - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Human impact on the environment - Wikipedia

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    Natural hazards are excluded as a cause; however human activities can indirectly affect phenomena such as floods and bush fires. This is considered to be an important topic of the 21st century due to the implications land degradation has upon agronomic productivity , the environment, and its effects on food security . [ 75 ]

  4. Prevent Thrips on Plants Naturally with These 10 Must-Know Tips

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    But thrips are often overlooked because they are so small and the damage they cause looks similar to that of spider mites and aphids. This guide will help you identify thrips and the damage they ...

  5. Thrips tabaci - Wikipedia

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    Thrips tabaci is a species of very small insect in the genus Thrips in the order Thysanoptera. It is commonly known as the onion thrips, the potato thrips, the tobacco thrips or the cotton seedling thrips. [1] It is an agricultural pest that can damage crops of onions and other plants, and it can additionally act as a vector for plant viruses.

  6. Taming a pest: New invasive species to Florida is tiny but ...

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    Because the damage they cause is similar to multiple types of insects and disease-causing pathogens, growers tried to treat them with traditional insecticides that work on other thrips species and ...

  7. Scirtothrips dorsalis - Wikipedia

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    Scirtothrips dorsalis, the chilli thrips [derivation 1] or yellow tea thrips, is an extremely successful invasive species of pest-thrips [1] which has expanded rapidly from Asia over the last twenty years, and is gradually achieving a global distribution. It has most recently been reported in St. Vincent (2004) Florida (2005), Texas (2006), and ...

  8. List of pollution-related diseases - Wikipedia

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    Diseases caused by pollution, lead to the chronic illness and deaths of about 8.4 million people each year. However, pollution receives a fraction of the interest from the global community. [1] This is in part because pollution causes so many diseases that it is often difficult to draw a straight line between cause and effect.

  9. USC study finds connection between pollution and decreased ...

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    A recent study by the University of Southern California revealed that exposure to air pollution can harm children's learning and memory, the LA Post reports.. Ammonium nitrate, a specific ...