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Adult predatory thrips, Franklinothrips vespiformis, which in the field cannot be distinguished from Franklinothrips orizabensis. Both of these beneficial thrips feed on pest mites and thrips.

Adult predator of pest thrips. Ventura Co. Credit: Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM — Credit: Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM

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