Black hunter
Beneficial
Black hunter
Leptothrips mali (Fitch)
Thysanoptera: Thripidae (Thrips)
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Nymph is nearly colorless after hatching, but soon turns a dark maroon as it matures.
Mid-Atlantic Orchard Monitoring Guide
B
The adult is a slender, sharply pointed, blue-black insect with silvery wings, which are held over the abdomen (A). The nymph is nearly colorless after hatching, but soon turns a dark maroon as it matures (B).
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