Onion Thrips vs Acacia Thrips
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Onion Thrips | Acacia Thrips |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Thrips tabaci | Kladothrips waterhousei |
| Order | Thysanoptera | Thysanoptera |
| Family | Thripidae | Phlaeothripidae |
| Size | 1-1.3 mm | 1.5-2.5 mm |
| Habitat | Farmland | Woodlands |
| Diet | Herbivores | Gall Makers |
| Regions | Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania | Oceania |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
Onion Thrips
A cosmopolitan pest of onions, garlic, and many other crops. It can reproduce both sexually and parthenogenetically and transmits iris yellow spot virus.
Did You Know?
Onion thrips can reproduce without mating through parthenogenesis, allowing a single female to establish an entire infestation.
Acacia Thrips
An Australian gall-inducing thrips that creates enclosed galls on Acacia phyllodes. It exhibits a soldier caste that defends the gall.
Did You Know?
This thrips has evolved a soldier caste with enlarged forelegs, making it one of the few eusocial insect lineages outside Hymenoptera.