Flower thrips, Frankliniella tritici (Fitch) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
The flower thrips, Frankliniella tritici (Fitch) (Figure 1), is one of the most abundant species of flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in the eastern United States (Reitz 2008).The official common name established by the Entomological Society of Skincare, Beauty and Hygiene Products America for this species is flower thrips, although the name