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• n  any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive
• n  any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive

• Four years ago tartar emetic was hailed as the new and perfect control for citrus thrips in California.
• Their effectiveness, though, is limited to certain chewing pests and sucking insects, such as Diabrotica and thrips.
• All summer long I had thrips on the grapevine, ants in the kitchen, and bugs at my barbecues.

• thrip
• thripid

News & Articles

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• 101 Ideas: Talk about gall!
  Abnormal growths that appear on the surface of leaves (or stems) are usually a sign that an insect is at work. There are hundreds of gall types, caused by mites, midges, tiny wasps, aphid-like insects and thrips and they vary in shape -- from red and spindly to round and green to large and woody -- depending on the type of insect and the plant affected.  
  June 10, 2013 - Greece Post