Template:Did you know nominations/Thrips tabaci


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 03:07, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

Thrips tabaci

 * ... that though the onion thrips is tiny, it is the most serious insect pest attacking onion crops in the tropics? Source: "Pale yellow to brown, 1.0-1.3 mm long" and "Thrips are the most damaging insect pest of onions in the tropics."
 * ALT1:... that although the onion thrips is under 1.3 mm long, it is the most serious insect pest of onions growing in the tropics?
 * Reviewed: Snugburys

Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 20:17, 27 February 2017 (UTC).


 * --Starting review-- Kev min  § 16:14, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Apologies for the delay. Article is new enough and long enough.  References are present for all paragraphs.  No copy-violations or other policy issues are found.  The wording of the lead sentence " it can act as a vector for plant disease viruses." could be adjusted to " it can act as a vector for plant viruses", with disease feeling a bit awkward there.  Also is it possible to get an additional reference for the scarcity of males of the species?-- Kev  min  § 16:18, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Done both. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:47, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, I cant access this at work, but it looks like the male/female composition of the species is more complex then the article here has it right now Arrhenotokous populations-- Kev min  § 14:07, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * You probably have sources unavailable to me. The article makes no claim to be comprehensive and it is apparent that in general, there are many more females than males. If you think this needs to be explained, you are welcome to add further information, but I don't think it is necessary for the purposes of DYK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:47, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg I added new material on males of the species, and so a new reviewer is needed. :) -- Kev  min  § 01:15, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Only a minor issue. Source 3 does not mention that the species are not found on Antarctica. I couldnt verify content with source 2 as its unavailable to me so assuming good faith. Otherwise, article is created on 25 Feb and nominated on 27 Feb. QPQ is done. I prefer the original hook and we have source provided to it. - Vivvt ( Talk ) 07:00, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I have added Kevmin to the credits. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:32, 14 March 2017 (UTC)