Huntington Beach, California Thrips Control

The small insect called thrips are also known as thunderflies. The wings of thrips are used primarily for jumping instead of flying.

• Wild flowers seen in the spring are often full of thrips.
• Thrips change locations to pupate, from dark crevices above the ground to below soil.
• Around 5,000 species of thrips have been identified.
• Thrips are usually a yellowish shade of color.
• Thrips feed on plants and other insects by puncturing them and sucking the contents.

Farmers and their crops have been faced with a nuisance from thrips and their tendency to eat plants. Mites and predatory insects are some of the best biological defense in controlling thrips. Thrips needing control? Call an exterminator and have a professional take care of it.