Learn about thrips and how to control them on Gardener’s Path. Key Strategies for Organic CitrusThripsControl. Growers are advised to implement a combination of specific measures to realize successful organic management of citrusthrips. What are citrusthrips? They are tiny orange-yellow insects whose feeding activities scar and damage the surface of the fruit.Control of citrusthrips must begin early in the season. Adult citrusthrips are small and orange to yellow in color. Like all thrips, the citrusthrips has fringed wings. The size of a female citrusthrips ranges from 0.6 to 0.88 mm. We evaluated Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) for control of citrusthrips in blueberries grown under two watering regimes (drip irrigation with and without overhead sprinklers)... Euseius species mites prey upon citrusthrip species. And parasitic nematodes (specifically Thripinema nicklewoodi) control western flower thrips. Kelly’s citrusthrips (Pezothrips kellyanus) is a serious pest of citrus crops, especially lemons and mandarins. In each of the trial years treatments with pyrethrins and azadirachtin (Neemex 0.3%W/W) were the most effective against Kelly's citrusthrips compared with the untreated control... Citrusthrips adult (left), immatures (right). Damage: Thrips attack leaves and the young (developing) fruit when epidermal cells are sensitive and cause scarring damage. BEXAR® CA* is a broad-spectrum insecticide for control of several key pests in citrus, including citrusthrips.
