a minute black winged insect which sucks plant sap and can be a serious pest of ornamental and food plants when present in large numbers. Thrips swarm on warm still summer days and cause irritation by crawling on the skin 蓟马。 亦称 thunderbug, thunderfly
Order Thysanoptera: many species, including the pea thrips (Kakothrips robustus), which can cause considerable losses to pea crops 缨翅目: 多种,包括豌豆壮蓟马(拉丁名Kakothrips robustus)
语源
late 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek, literally woodworm'