Life cycle of a tospovirus-vectoring thrips. Thrips can acquire the virus only during their first larval stage. They stay infected as they mature and transmit the virus as adults that move and feed on uninfected plants. Credit: Anonymous 1952. The Yearbook of Agriculture. U.S. Department of Agriculture (adult), Immatures from: McKenzie HL 1935. Calif. Agric. Exp. Sta. Circ. 337:1-16
