pear thrips

American  

noun

1. a minute, slender-bodied insect, Taeniothrips inconsequens, that eats the blossoms of flowering plants and is a common pest of pear, maple, almond, apple, and other trees in the eastern U.S.

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Example Sentences

How can the presence of pear thrips be detected in a prune orchard?

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)