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Thrip Information - Thrips Pest Control

Affected Plants:
Onions, beans, cucumbers, melons, tomatoes, many flowers.

Damage:
Sucks sap, scars fruit and leaves, transmits viruses.

Predator Insects:
Green lacewings.

Natural Insecticides:
rotenone and pyrethrum, Soap-Shield, tobacco dust, sulfur dust.

Other Methods of Control:

  • Keep the garden clean and free of debris.
  • Place aluminum foil on the ground under plants.
  • Use yellow sticky traps.

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