The flower thrips. Frankliniella tritici (Fitch) (Figure 1). is one of the most abundant species of flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in the eastern United States (Reitz 2008). The official common name established by the Entomological Society of America for this species is flower thrips. https://www.roneverhart.com/Carin-Shard-East-Non-Ladder/