Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.  Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall, 19...

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Main Authors: Rafia Khan, Dakshina Seal, Rosan Adhikari
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/127931
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description The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.  Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall, 1913) is a small sized (3-4 mm) insect in the order Thysanoptera and family Thripidae, commonly known as bean flower thrips, oriental bean thrips, and Asian bean thrips. It is an important economic pest of legumes. Megalurothrips usitatus was first reported in the USA in Florida in 2020 (Soto-Adames, F. N. 2020).
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spelling doaj-art-02a94c6943f646bd9cfddba610d635aa2025-02-08T05:44:42ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092021-10-0120221Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)Rafia Khan0Dakshina Seal1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0211-6405Rosan Adhikari2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1642-0320University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.  Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall, 1913) is a small sized (3-4 mm) insect in the order Thysanoptera and family Thripidae, commonly known as bean flower thrips, oriental bean thrips, and Asian bean thrips. It is an important economic pest of legumes. Megalurothrips usitatus was first reported in the USA in Florida in 2020 (Soto-Adames, F. N. 2020). https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/127931
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Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
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title Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
title_full Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
title_fullStr Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
title_full_unstemmed Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
title_short Bean Flower Thrips Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
title_sort bean flower thrips megalurothrips usitatus bagnall insecta thysanoptera thripidae
url https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/127931
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