Kakothrips pisivorus
Appearance
Kakothrips pisivorus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Thysanoptera |
Family: | Thripidae |
Genus: | Kakothrips |
Species: | K. pisivorus
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Binomial name | |
Kakothrips pisivorus (Westwood, 1880)
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Kakothrips pisivorus, or the pea thrip, is a species of thrip native to Europe which lives in the flowers of peas and other legumes causing damage to the pods inside as they are developing.[1]
Identification
[edit]The pea thrip is a brown insect 2 mm in length with two pairs of feathery wings and yellowy legs. It feeds on the fruit of many legumes, including the pea plant, from which it takes its name.[1] These thrips are generally identified by the damage done to pea pods as their larvae eat them.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b Gibbons, Bob (1999). "Thrips". Insects of Britain & Europe. Collins Nature Guides. HarperCollins. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-00-781019-2.
- ^ Jenser, G. "Why and how does Kakothrips pisivorus Westwood become a pest of pea?" (PDF). University of Ljubljana. Retrieved 27 November 2010.