ISPI databases of literature on thrips (Thysanoptera)
Limothrips cerealium Haliday 1836 (grain thrips)
(family Thripidae)
Internet link to:
Limothrips cerealium in 'Thysanoptera of the world'
(A checklist of thrips by CSIRO Australia) widespread in temperate regions, attack the ears of cereals (wheat, rye, oats, barley and maize) and can cause serious grain losses; also attacks the leaf sheaths and stems of winter rye, spring wheat and barley; may also become a nuisance pest when invading houses as swarms;
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