Fruit (on right) "bronzed" by flower thrips activity earlier in the development of the fruit. Other factors can cause similar effects.
Common name: Flower thrips.
Scientific name: Frankliniella cephalica (Crawford)
Description: Flower thrips in strawberries are usually yellow. They are 1/20 inch (1.3 mm) long and much more narrow than long. Adult thrips have wings while nymphal thrips do not.
