The first fossil thrips in Africa: this tiny insect pest met its end in a volcanic lake 90 million years ago

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Mar 17, 2025, 1:10 pm128 pts
Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they cause to crops is anything but small. A 2021 research paper found that in Indonesia "the damage to red chili plants caused by thrips infestation ranges now from 20% to 80%". In India,…

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