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.

 

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