Thrips paradoxa was created in 1763.
The natural insecticides and natural fumigants are the type of pesticides to use for thrips on watermelon.
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Thrips or thunderflies, stormflies are attracted to the damp clothes hanging on the line. Once the clothes are dry a quick shake will dislodge all of them.
They may be gnats, brown aphids, or thrips (thrips usually feed on other mites).
L. A. Mound has written: 'A review of R. S. Bagnall's Thysanoptera collections' -- subject(s): Catalogs and collections, Thrips 'Amazing insects' -- subject(s): Insects, Juvenile literature 'Thysanoptera' -- subject(s): Identification, Thrips 'An annotated check-list of Thysnoptera from Australia' -- subject(s): Thrips 'The thrips of Central and South America' -- subject(s): Thrips, Identification 'Gall-forming thrips and allied species (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripinae) from Acacia trees in Australia' -- subject(s): Acacia, Thrips, Diseases and pests 'The Nesothrips complex of spore-feeding Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae, Idolothripinae)' -- subject(s): Insects, Nesothrips, Phlaeothripidae, Classification 'American leaf-litter Thysanoptera of the genera Erkosothrips, Eurythrips, and Terthrothrips (Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae)' -- subject(s): Classification, Insects, Erkosothrips, Eurythrips, Terthrothrips
Try soapy water if tis doesnt work bring in the big battalions and try manufacturers product, read the label.
Howard L. McKenzie has written: 'Life history and control of the gladiolus thrips in California' -- subject(s): Gladiolus, Thrips, Diseases and pests
R. D. Eichmann has written: 'Tartar emetic for thrips control on greenhouse carnations' -- subject(s): Control, Carnations, Thrips, Diseases and pests
Earl L. Morris has written: 'New control methods for the pear thrips and peach tree borer' -- subject(s): Control, Pear thrips, Peach-tree borer
Onespotted Stink Bugs, Thrips, Mosquitos, Aphids, and Sawflies.
They are thrips... You can Google it. They are harmless just annoying.