Thrips tabaci, the onion thrips, and its damaging effect on Welsh onions. (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Thrips tabaci, the onion thrips, and its damaging effect on Welsh onions.

Caption

The onion thrips devastates a wide variety of important crops (including Welsh onions, cabbages, potatoes, melons, pumpkins, strawberries, cotton and more) by damaging their leaves and spreading disease. 

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2024 Tokumaru et al./Scientific Reports

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