### animal | arthropod | insect | thrip:

Melon thrip
* are a primary foliar pest on watermelon, eggplant, cucumber, and peppers in Hawaii
  - resistant to many organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides
* have a clear yellow body without darker blotches but with thick, blackish body setae.
* tend to live and feed on the leaves.

Onion thrip
* are a widespread pest
  - extremely polyphagous
  - thrips
  - tiny insects with unique fringed wings
* cause blotches on onion leaves, and can be controlled with insecticidal soap.
* constitutes another major economic insect pest for cabbage.
* deposit their eggs in leaf tissue.
* experience four instars.
* have six to ten generations depending on temperature.

Pear thrip
* has only one generation.
* have many native hosts including maple and other deciduous trees.
* injure the blossoms of the pear, apple, and other fruiting species.

Tiny insect
* Most tiny insects feed on blood
  - have wings
* Most tiny insects prefer humid places
* Some tiny insects eat animals.
* Some tiny insects feed on juice
  - plant juice
  - resemble moths
* Some tiny insects resemble tiny moths
  - white moths
* complete development.
* suck the life out of the vine, usually taking three to five years to fully destroy it.

### animal | arthropod | insect:

Treehopper
* Many treehoppers are gregarious or even subsocial, with some even guarding their eggs and immatures
  - secrete honeydew, a sweet by-product of digestion
* Most treehoppers cause damage
  - severe damage
  - have a one year life cycle in the North
* Most treehoppers live for few months
  - occur in regions
* Some treehoppers eat plants.
* Some treehoppers feed on phloem
  - form lineage
* Some treehoppers have ability
  - hairy legs
  - produce honey
  - provide food
* also are carriers.
* are closely related to leafhoppers
  - known for the remarkable diversity of their shapes and behaviors
  - masters of mimicry
  - small insects which usually mimic thorns, buds, or other plant parts
  - usually strange-looking, brightly colored, jumping insects
* can leap great distances between plants to escape predators.
* come in a variety of colors and patterns.
* have few natural enemies.
* includes air sacs
  - brains
  - carapaces
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - flight feathers
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - quill feathers
  - sections
  - shells
  - skulls
  - thoraxes
  - vacuoles
* usually have one or more generations per year.

### animal | arthropod | insect:

True bug
* All true bugs have piercing-sucking mouthparts, which form a noticeable beak
  - similar mouthparts, which they use to suck up plant sap
  - straw-like mouth parts
* Many true bugs are aquatic
  - give off an unpleasant odor when disturbed
* Most true bugs have half of their front wings hardened and have the other half soft
  - large eggs that can be seen without the aid of a magnifying glass.
  * There are many different kinds of true bugs, some of which are aphids, cicadas, planthoppers, shield bugs, and others. All of these are true bugs. All true bugs have similar mouthparts, which they use to suck up plant sap
* True Bugs have mouth parts made for piercing and sucking, sometimes, plants, other insects or blood.
* are a type of insect
* have soda straw mouths made for poking into plants or drinking the blood of animals
  - two pairs of wings or none
* is an insect
+ True bug, Features of true bugs
  * Most true bugs have half of their front wings hardened and have the other half soft. The hind wings are totally soft and are shorter than the front wings.