Talk:Thrips

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Uh . . . I'd hate to have to move this . . . but isn't the singular of the word "thrips" thrips? Wiwaxia 03:06, 26 Jun 2004 (UTC)

No. Thrips is a plural. Like 'ants'. —Morven 08:29, Jun 26, 2004 (UTC)

Thrips is definitely used in both the singular & plural tenses, just like 'sheep'. I'm currently doing a PhD on thrips & have read many books stating this to be the case. HarveySloan 10:57, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Hmm, I've seen plenty of references where 'thrip' was used for singular. It could be, of course, that people are assuming that the singular must not have the 's'. Any good online references that say it should always be included? I think it's best to have a cite for this, because it'll come up again. —Morven 16:41, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)

OK, a Google for 'thrips singular plural' returns 208 hits, some of which seem quite authoritative. Page moved. —Morven 16:45, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Terebrantia 2 = 3 . 4 Scientific name

[edit] Terebrantia

The suborder 'Terebrantia' linked to parasitic wasps. I'm no taxonomic authority, but this has to be wrong. i deleted the redirect Terebrantia -> Parasitic wasps. could it be that there are two orders of the same name? Sarefo 21:36, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

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TFT problems - lightly flicking the TFT screen often makes the Thrips fall out of place. If this is done enough times, they should fall entirely off the visable area of the screen. If you live in an enviroment where this is common, using some tights (out of all things), to cover the vents on the TFT can stop them getting in while not stoping the heat escaping. Hope this helps somone. Agent

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Added a source for Thrips entering TFTs and LCDs
jacobzcoool

[edit] Scientific name

Isn't it "Thrips tabaci"? Because it doesn't appear in the article... -- Jokes Free4Me 19:57, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

The photo appears to be the predatory thrip, which is not discussed . i am not prepared to contribute at this time. 75.117.132.106 04:27, 30 November 2006 (UTC)defrey@bioshelter.com