Thrips: Know Your Enemy - with Chelsea McKinley & United States Botanic Garden

In this video Chelsea McKinley, Plant Health Specialist from the United States Botanic Garden, covers identification, life cycle, and control measures for the pest known as thrips. Followed by a Q&A with the virtual audience. This is the first of a series of virtual lectures hosted by Aroids Indoors. Join the conversation on facebook and make sure to tag us on instagram! #aroidsindoors Welcome (00:00) Thrips: ID, life cycle, and control measures (01:42) Species of thrips (02:15) Western Flower Thrips and Onion Thrips (06:09) Chili thrips and echinothrips (12:15) Thrips key (14:18) Simplified key to pest thrips (14:33) Thrips damage (15:10) Life-cycle (21:28) Cultural controls (25:00) Beneficial/biocontrol options (29:34) Pesticides (34:47) Q&A (41:30) Thank you (1:16:25)