Marigold-pest
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Neohydatothrips samayunkur
marigold thrips, French marigold thrips
Neohydatothrips samayunkur is a thrips species in the family Thripidae, commonly known as the marigold thrips. It is an economically significant pest of Tagetes species (marigolds), feeding on flowers and leaves. The species has a broad intercontinental distribution spanning Africa, Australia, Europe, Northern Asia, Central America, and North America. Originally described by Kudo in 1995 and validated by Nakahara in 1999, it has been intercepted at U.S. quarantine ports and represents a new country record for Egypt.