Thrips setosus Moulton, 1928

japanese flower thrips

polyphagous

Hydrangea; at left: leaf damage to upper side of the leaves (in greenhouse); right: silvery sucking damage at underside of a leaf (from Vierbergen & Loomans)

parasite

Larvae and adults free on the leaves.

host plants

including:

Hydrangea.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

references

Vierbergen & Loomans 2016a.