Onion Thrips (Noun)
Meaning
Injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Onion thrips are known to cause significant damage to onion plants by sucking the sap from the leaves and bulbs.
- The onion thrips infestation in the field resulted in stunted growth and reduced yields of the onion crop.
- Onion thrips can also be injurious to tobacco plants, causing curled or distorted leaves and reducing the quality of the tobacco.
- Farmers often use integrated pest management techniques to control onion thrips populations and minimize damage to their onion and tobacco crops.
- The use of insecticides is sometimes necessary to control severe infestations of onion thrips that can be devastating to onion and tobacco plants.