Banana leaf thrips, Helionothrips kadaliphilus

Leaf thrips are common pests of banana and occasionally also cause fruit damage.

1 Banana leaf thrips	2 Bronzy and silvery areas formed on banana leaf caused by thrips feeding	3 Bronzy areas formed on banana leaf by thrips	4 Leaf damage caused by thrips feeding
5 Banana leaf showing damage due to thrips	6 Leaf thrips damage on fruit	7	8
9 Nymphs of leaf thrips feeding on banana fruit	10	11	12
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17 Leaf thrips damage on fruit	18 Leaf thrips damage on fruit	19 Leaf thrips damage on fruit	20 Leaf thrips damage on fruit
21 Leaf thrips damage on fruit	22 Leaf thrips damage on fruit	23 Leaf thrips damage on fruit	24 Banana leaf damage due to thrips
25 Leaf damage due to thrips	26 Nymph of H. kadaliphilus	27 Nymph of H. kadaliphilus	28
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33 Nymphs of banana leaf thrips feeding on fruit	34 Nymphs of banana leaf thrips feeding on fruit	35 Nymph of banana leaf thrips feeding on fruit	36 Nymphs of banana leaf thrips feeding on fruit
37 Nymphs of banana leaf thrips feeding on fruit	38 Banana leaf damage due to thrips	39 Banana leaf damage due to thrips	40 Banana leaf thrips
41 Banana leaf thrips	42 Banana leaf thrips	43 Banana leaf thrips	44
45 Banana leaf thrips	46 Banana leaf thrips	47 Leaf thrips on banana fruit	48 Leaf thrips on banana fruit
49 Banana leaf thrips	50 Adult of leaf thrips