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Myoporum Thrips
by Robert Muraoka M.S., B.S.

If you own a Myoporum hedge, shrub or tree, then you have seen the curling galled-up foliage shown in the photo on the left. It is caused by an invasive species of thrips that was first observed in the U.S. in Orange County, 2005. Since then, it has infected most of the Myoporum plants throughout southern California.  Read Article! (pdf)