Anytime from plant emergence to flowering of the peanut crop, thrips can suck on plant leaves, causing blotching, puckering, deformation and death of terminal portions of plants.
Damage is primarily cosmetic and typically subsides when flowering begins.
Temporary stunting may accompany these symptoms. While some delays in flower initiation have been noted in research plots, the plants compensate and rebound from even heavy damage. Peanut Insect Control in Oklahoma .