Stenchaetothrips biformis
Species of thrips
| Stenchaetothrips biformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Family: | Thripidae |
| Subfamily: | Thripinae |
| Genus: | Stenchaetothrips |
| Species: | S. biformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenchaetothrips biformis (Bagnall, 1913) | |
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Stenchaetothrips biformis is a species of thrips sometimes called the "rice thrips", a crop pest, is often described in the literatire under the synonyms Baliothrips biformis[1] and Thrips oryzae.
Description
Adults are minute (about 1mm) with 7 segmented antennae; eggs (0.25 x 0.1 mm) are laid singly in leaves; nymphs are white or pale yellow.[1]
Pest status
S. biformis is a pest of sorghum in India[2] and Asian rice: especially during dry weather. Young seedlings are especially subject to damage: with a high rate of reproduction, this pest may caue serious damage.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Hill DS (1983) Agricultural insect pests in the tropics and their control 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. p. 271.
- ^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
