Thrips population levels range from low to high across fields in southern Florida. This is according to the South Florida Pest and Disease Hotline.
Scouts in central Florida are reporting low to moderate population levels in tomatoes and cucurbits.
In southwest Florida, scouts indicate levels varying between crops from low to high. Thrips are increasing in pepper and watermelon and causing significant damage to foliage and fruit. Thrips palmi is reported as the species of concern in both crops. Thrips populations are at low levels in beans.
Scouts in the Everglades Agricultural Area and on the east coast report moderate to high population levels of thrips in beans.