Thrip Pest Control Phoenix AZ

Thrips are little tiny pests that infest by the thousands during the spring throughout the Greater Phoenix Valley.

Thrips can infest homes from the outside by the thousands. Mass invasions can be reduced by vacuuming, and treating interior PLANTS when applicable {Plants may need to be retreated each week with insecticidal soap and water.}

Pest Control for Thrips is required especially when they bite!

Correct Identification and product application that will not harm plants ELIMINATES infesting Thrips in Phoenix area homes and yards.

Sealing your home against pests also helps! Caulk around doors, pipes, wires, and windows. Add new door sweeps, and fine screening on vents that enter your home.

Thrips are very small bugs that feed on plants outside and occasionally INFEST homes throughout the Greater Phoenix Valley.

Thrips can infest homes. Although they are NOT venomous, species like the Pear Thrips {Taeniothrips inconsequens,} occasionally bite people and cause a rash.

Thrip Identification:

• Mature adults measure 1/64-1/16″ in length.
• Color is usually black, but they can be yellow, brown, and gray too.
• Short Antenna with 6 to 9 segments.
• Some species of thrips have 4 wings that are long and narrow, and some do not have wings at all.

There are over 600 species of Thrips. Thrips can reproduce WITHOUT fertilization. Eggs are deposited inside plant tissue, or under crevices. Time to maturity from egg to adult is only two – four weeks!

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