Frankliniella occidentalis
Description, biology and damage Adults are yellow to yellow-brown, 0.05 inch in length, narrow, with wings. Larvae are smaller and wingless. Both stages feed on developing growth causing leaf distortion and black necrotic tissue. Most damage to maple occurs when thrips disperse from grass and hay fields as they are mowed or harvested in the summer.
For biology, life history, monitoring and management
See "Thrips" in:
Management-chemical control
See Table 1 in: