Assertion: flower thrip | /r/Causes | serious damage
Facets:
value: by transmitting disease
type: MANNER
value: by feeding on their leaves
type: MANNER
value: to many plant species
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) are tiny insect pests that cause a serious damage to many plant species by directly feeding on their leaves and flowers and by transmitting disease causing viruses such as impatiens necrotic spot virus and tomato spotted wilt virus.