Insect Management for Legumes (Beans, Peas) by Susan E. Webb

“…Aphids damage terminals, whiteflies feed on sap and transmit bean golden mosaic virus, and caterpillars like bean leafroller and beetles feed on leaves. Flower thrips feed in blossoms and stink bugs, corn earworm, and leaffooted bugs damage seeds and pods. …”
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Classical Biological Control of Brazilian Peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia) in Florida by J.P. Cuda, D.H. Habeck, W.A. Overholt, J.C. Medal, J.H. Pedrosa-Macedo, M. Vitorino

“…The article details the introduction and effectiveness of various biological control agents, including thrips, sawflies, leaf rollers, weevils, and psyllids, in managing the Brazilian peppertree. …”
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Insect Management for Cucurbits (Cucumber, Squash, Cantaloupe, and Watermelon) by Susan E. Webb

“…For example root maggots are more important in North Florida and melon thrips in South Florida. Pickleworm and melonworm rarely attack watermelon. …”
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Tomato Chlorotic Spot Virus by Jane E. Polston, Erin Wood, Aaron J. Palmateer, Shouan Zhang

“…Like these viruses, TCSV is transmitted by thrips and is able to replicate in both the vector and the plant. …”
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Swirski mite (suggested common name) Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Arachnida: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) by Mahmut Doğramaci, Garima Kakkar, Vivek Kumar, Jianjun Chen, Steven Arthurs

“…Amblyseius swirskii has attracted substantial interest as a biological control agent of mites, thrips and whiteflies in greenhouse and nursery crops and is currently reared and sold commercially in Europe and North America for this purpose. …”
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Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville (Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) by Luis F. Aristizábal, Steven P. Arthurs

“… The convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, is among the most common lady beetle species throughout North America and is an important natural enemy of aphids, scales, thrips, and other soft-bodied insects. It will also feed on pollen and nectar from flowers when prey is scarce. …”
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Predatory Mite, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Arachnida: Acari: Phytoseiidae) by Elena M. Rhodes, Oscar E. Liburd

“…N. californicus prefers Tetranychid mites as food, but will also consume other mite species, small insects, such as thrips, and even pollen when the primary prey is unavailable. …”
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Green lacewings (of Florida) Neuroptera: Chrysopidae by Lionel A. Stange

“…The larvae are voracious predators of small, comparatively soft-bodied arthropods such as aphids, scale insects, whiteflies, thrips, insect eggs, and other prey (Muma 1959; Canard et al. 1984). …”
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Strawberries: Main Pests and Beneficials in Florida by Silvia I. Rondon, James F. Price, Daniel J. Cantliffe

“…This is the time growers must begin to scout their fields at least once a week to assess the status of pests, such as spider mites, cyclamen mites, lepidopterous larvae, aphids, thrips, and sap beetles. The ability to recognize these pests, their damage, and their natural enemies is important in determining the best control methods for each situation. …”
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