The turnrows and margins of the fields should be cultivated often enough to prevent the growth of weeds, many forms of which harbor the onion thrips.
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Thrips
Synonyms for "thrips" (2 found)
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20 translations across 15 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 薊馬 /蓟马 noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Danish
1 entries- thrips noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Estonian
1 entries- ripslane noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Finnish
1 entries- ripsiäinen noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
French
2 entries- thrip noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
- thrips noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
German
1 entries- Fransenflügler noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Greek
2 entries- θριψ noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
- θυσανόπτερο noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Hungarian
1 entries- tripsz noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Norwegian
1 entries- trips noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Polish
2 entries- przylżeniec noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
- wciornastek noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Russian
1 entries- трипс noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Spanish
1 entries- tisanóptero noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Swedish
1 entries- trips noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Turkish
2 entries- kirpikkanatlı noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
- saçakkanat noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
Welsh
2 entries- pryf taranau noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
- thrips noun (insect of the order Thysanoptera)
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2002, Thrips, article in International Wildlife Encyclopedia Volume 19, Picture caption, page 2676, The thousands of thrips species include among their number the smallest of all winged insects.
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Bleaching and stippling on viburnum foliage infested with greenhouse thrips. Because this sluggish thrips feeds openly on the underside of leaves, it is controlled by thorough coverage with insecticidal soap or oil.
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