Pear thrips
Insect
Pear thrips
Taeniothrips inconsequens (Uzel)
Thysanoptera: Thripidae
Distribution: NY and New England south to MD.
Photos
Feeding gives blossom buds a shriveled, scorched appearance or causes them to fall off.
Alan Eaton, Univ. of NH
B
Adult is slender and brown, with short antennae and a swelling behind the head; the wings are long and narrow, with fringes of long hairs (A). Young pear thrips are small and white with red eyes.