Banded Greenhouse Thrip

Hercinothrips femoralis

Hercinothrips femoralis is a thrip in the family Thripidae.
Banded Greenhouse Thrip (Larva) - Hercinothrips femoralis Thrips puncture leaves, flowers, and stems of plants and suck up the exuding sap. Feeding damage causes a silvery appearance, browning, withering, and then plant death. I recently found these beasts on ~50 household plants. I suspect they came into my home in October, but I didn't notice them until about a month ago. I have been battling them ever since. They spread very quickly. The adults are less than 0.5 mm long and I photographed them with a digital microscope. Habitat: Household plants Adult: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128695/banded_greenhouse_thrip_adult_-_hercinothrips_femoralis.html Video of larva pooping on itself: https://vimeo.com/669942739 Banded Greenhouse Thrip,Geotagged,Hercinothrips femoralis,United States

Distribution

The banded greenhouse thrips is widely distributed throughout the world. In temperate regions, it is mainly found in greenhouses. It occurs out-of-doors in the Tropics and Subtropics.
Banded Greenhouse Thrip (Adult) - Hercinothrips femoralis Thrips puncture leaves, flowers, and stems of plants and suck up the exuding sap. Feeding damage causes a silvery appearance, browning, withering, and then plant death. The adults are less than 0.5 mm long and I photographed them with a digital microscope. I recently found these beasts on ~50 household plants. I suspect they came into my home in October, but I didn't notice them until about a month ago. I have been battling them ever since. They spread very quickly. Habitat: Household plants Larva: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128694/banded_greenhouse_thrip_larva_-_hercinothrips_femoralis.html Video of larva pooping on itself: https://vimeo.com/669942739 Banded Greenhouse Thrip,Geotagged,Hercinothrips,Hercinothrips femoralis,Thripidae,Thysanoptera,United States,thrip

Food

Hercinothrips femoralis attacks a wide variety of plants.

References:

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http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/Type/h_femora.htm
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderThysanoptera
FamilyThripidae
GenusHercinothrips
SpeciesHercinothrips femoralis
Photographed in
United States of America