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scooterbug wrote:
One the issue of cell burst, this usually happens on top of the leaf surface according to susie............

Then ,
this spring I had a problem and susie asked me if I knew what Thrips look like ?...............

* * Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject: ........... copied from my ABADS thread .............* *

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Looks like maybe you nailed it Susie.

But tell me ........ How do you check for them ?

I found these sites ...........
http://www.uidaho.edu/so-id/entomology/BerryInsects.htm

http://ipm.ncsu.edu/cotton/insectcorner/photos/thrips.htm

I had to use my loupe to actually see this. Thrips are good at running so I only actually saw one on the whole plant . I could feel a sticky residue on my fingers after rubbing the leaf