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This document is EENY-135, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: June 2000.
EENY135/IN292: Melon Thrips, Thrips palmi Karny (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae) (ufl.edu)
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