thrip
Tiny crop pest
Thrips are tiny slender insects that feed on plants by puncturing leaves and flowers and sucking out the contents.
They're common garden pests, damaging crops and ornamentals: The roses are covered in thrips.
The word is both singular and plural—one thrip, many thrips—though some use *thrip* as a back-formed singular.
Depositing reflective metal coating
- stipplingDot-based shading technique
- distortionTwisting from original state
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- leaf curlFungal plant deformation
discoloration · streaking · russeting · flecking · bronzing
Study of insects
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
nymph · larvae · molting · species · genus · thorax · abdomen · wings
Pest takeover situation
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
invasion · quarantine · neem oil · sticky traps · biological control · pyrethrin · monitoring · scouting
Extremely small in size
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- slenderThin and graceful
- narrowOf small width
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
barely visible · needle-like · millimeter · minute · inconspicuous · magnification · hand lens
silvering
Depositing reflective metal coating
- stipplingDot-based shading technique
- distortionTwisting from original state
- scarringPermanent mark formation
leaf curl · discoloration · streaking · russeting · flecking · bronzing
entomology
Study of insects
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
metamorphosis · nymph · larvae · molting · species · genus · thorax · abdomen · wings · fringed
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
outbreak · invasion · quarantine · neem oil · sticky traps · biological control · pyrethrin · monitoring · scouting · threshold
minuscule
Extremely small in size
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- slenderThin and graceful
- narrowOf small width
elongated · barely visible · needle-like · millimeter · minute · inconspicuous · magnification · hand lens
roses
Thorny flowering shrubs
citrus · cotton · ornamentals · gladiolus · chrysanthemums · beans · cucurbits · avocado · grapes · strawberries
- sap-sucking insectsaphid, aphids, planthopper, mealybugs, scale insects
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- bugsbeetle, cricket, bug, firefly, cockroach
- farm pestsaphid, aphids, armyworm, boll weevil, corn borer
- garden bugsant, aphid, bee, beetle, butterfly
- leaf eaterskoala, caterpillar, leaf insect, leafcutter ant, silkworm
thripbeneficial insect
Arthropod aiding agriculture
pollinator · honeybee · bumblebee · ladybug · butterfly