Definition of Thripidae

1. Noun. Thrips.

Exact synonyms: Family Thripidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Order Thysanoptera, Thysanoptera
Member holonyms: Thrip, Thripid, Thrips, Frankliniella, Genus Frankliniella, Genus Thrips

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thripidae

Thraco-Phrygian
Thraupidae
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Threadneedle Street
Three Kings' Day
Threeness
Threskiornis
Threskiornis aethiopica
Threskiornithidae
Thriambus
Thrinax
Thrinax keyensis
Thrinax microcarpa
Thrinax morrisii
Thrinax parviflora
Thripidae (current term)
Thrips tobaci
Throne Speech
Through-hole technologies
Through-hole technology
Thryothorus
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Thu
Thuban
Thucydides
Thuggee
Thuggees
Thuja occidentalis
Thuja orientalis
Thuja plicata

Literary usage of Thripidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Illustrated Guide to Integrated Pest Management in Rice in Tropical Asia by W. H. Reissig, International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"Apply insecticide when the economic threshold is reached. Beetles(no./20 hills) 4 RICE THRIPS (THYSANOPTERA: Thripidae) ..."

2. Rice-feeding Insects of Tropical Asia by Barclay M. Shepard, A. T. Barrion, J. A. Litsinger (1995)
"... biformis (Bagnall) Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thrips are small, soft-bodied insects, which rasp leaf tissue in both lowland and upland rice. ..."

3. Insect Pests of Rice by M D Pathak, Z R Khan (1994)
"... biformis (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). FAO Asia Pacific Plant Prot. Q. Newsl. 28127-31, Madhusudhan VV, Gopalan M (1989) Studies on the biology ..."

4. Acta Soc. Pro Fauna Et Flora Fennica by Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica (1900)
"Notes on Thripidae, with Description of new ... —The Food Habits of the Thripidae. Insect Life. I. N:o 5. 1888. S. 137—142. 3. — Report on Insects of the ..."

5. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1887)
"Mr. H. Osborn read an interesting paper on "The Food-habits of the Thripidae." Mr. Smith gave an account of the collection of Mr. D. Bruce, of Rockport, NY, ..."

6. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1883)
"The family Thripidae, though possessing many characters of peculiar interest, and being of no little importance -economically, has received but very little ..."

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