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Notes on the Life History of Gladiolus Thrips 
Taeniothrips Simplex (Morison) 
In the northern states, where corms are harvested and stored during the cold 
months, Gladiolus thrips apparently do not survive out of doors. Leaving tops in the 
field, exposed to the weather will cause all thrips on the foliage to die. Piles of foliage 
or clearing shucks should be scattered or burned to insure the destruction of all thrips 
attempting to over-winter in Gladiolus trash piles. 
Thrips carried on the corms to storage will breed at temperatures above 50°F. Unless 
treated, corms stored in basements where winter temperatures are generally 60°F, or 
above are almost sure to be injured by thrips before spring. Severai generations may 
develop in warm basements during the winter months. Feeding of thrips on the corms 
will cause discolored, hardened areas on the corms. Severely injured corms dry abnor- 
mally, resulting in shrunken, misshapen planting stock. Such stock is slow to start 
growth and may not produce satisfactory spikes. 
Published by permission of the New England Gladiolus Society in the Gladiolus Magazine, 
December 1945 
