Thrip action

General Fruit Growing
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‘Arctic Star’ is basically thrip free this year, but my two year old ‘Spice Zee’ NectaPlum is absolutely loaded with them!


Stunning little tree in bloom though. :slight_smile:

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How do you identify if a tree has thrips?

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I place one hand with my palm open under a flowering branch and flick downward with a finger on the other hand. They will appear as moving slivers in your open palm.

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Would they be visible using a magnifying glass?

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While feeding? Hard to say. You can flick them onto a paper plate if you are squeamish.

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Hahaha! No not squeamish at all! Reason I asked is that I have tried to see them using the exact method you describe and I seen nothing yet. It’s just suprising because I had some pretty big thrip damage on Spice Zee and Double Delight last year. I was afraid I just wasn’t seeing then on my hand but maybe they just haven’t arrived yet. I don’t know.

Drew

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Give the branch a good sharp flick. If they are there, you’ll see them. They may not be as bad this year overall with all of the rain here in So Cal.

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Thanks for sharing your knowledge

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