Eggs, nymphs, and adults are found together throughout the summer. Average time to complete life cycle is two weeks. This results in several generations per year. Damage Adult and larvae feed on leaves, terminals, and other tender plant parts. Ragged crinkled leaves with a silvery appearance are typical symptoms of thrips damage to young cotton.
Leaves usually curl upward and appear burned along edges as a result of feeding in the terminals.
Thrips damage is usually on young cotton and severe damage may stunt cotton growth and reduce yields. Scouting When scouting, thrips should be counted after shaking or beating 20 plants onto a cloth or into a box. If no thrips or damage. The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The mention of any commercial product in this web site does not imply its endorsement by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service over other products not named nor does the omission imply that they are not satisfactory.