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gofast Aschaffenburg, Germany Sep 11, 2007

I have, what I believe thrips, on my plants. First, I thought these were some kind of predators keeping the spider mite under control, but I am no longer sure. All I can say they are somewhat triangular in shape, light green and move sideways (diagonally) like pond-skaters? Do thrips do that move sideways? I may have to take a photo, but there are so tiny and I decided to spray to be on the safe side...These thrips are on may dahlias...


Martin

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azrobin Scottsdale, AZ(Zone 9b) Sep 24, 2007

Martin,

Here's an informative link for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrips

They don't appear to be thrips.

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gofast Aschaffenburg, Germany Sep 24, 2007

Thanks for the link, the ones I have seen here are green, but I thought for a while that they feed on mites, which Wikipedia seems to confirm, but I have never actually seen them do it...

Martin

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