Melon thrips
Eggs are deposited in leaf tissue in a slit cut by female. Eggs are colourless to pale white in colour. The nymphs resemble the adults in general body form [...] is dependent on temperature, but host plant quality also has an influence. After completion of nymph stage, it drops to soil and pupate in soil. There are [...] are pale yellow or white in colour and 0.8 to 1mm in length, with females slightly larger than males. Life cycle is completed in 20 days under favourable