棕榈蓟马[Thrips palmi (Karny)]又称瓜蓟马、棕黄蓟马，是危险性害虫，原发生于东南亚，20世纪70年代传入我国台湾。70年代末传入日本鹿儿岛，1 a后传遍全日本，成为日本保护地蔬菜上最严重的害虫。20世纪80年代前广东、广西、湖南、云南等省(自治区)有发生为害，随着保护地蔬 Thrips palmi (Karny), also known as Melon thrips, Thrips palmi, is a dangerous pest that originated in Southeast Asia and was introduced to Taiwan in the 1970s. In the late 1970s, it was introduced to Kagoshima in Japan and spread throughout Japan a day later, becoming the most serious pest on vegetables in Japan’s protected areas. Before the 1980s Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan and other provinces (autonomous regions) have occurred harm, with the protection of vegetables