Jack: Any 75% acephate product [think Orthene, Isotox, Orthenex, but check
the label for the %, lately they've been "watered down" to lower
percentages] will do the job in 1-2 sprayings. But if you are growing
indoors, you'll need to take all the plants outside to spray them and
ideally, you'll have a shady place to let them dry off and "air out"
afterwards. The stuff STINKS -- which is a good indication that you
shouldn't breathe a lot of it. I don't know whether it's safe on violets,
but I've never seen it harm an orchid.

When I say "do the job," I mean it will get rid of your current crop.
Thrips are very small and very mobile, so chances are you will get a new
crop at some point. [I never cease to be amazed at the folks who don't
think that thrips, scale, mealies, etc., can get into their homes through
their window screens ... even without hitchhiking on a new plant purchase].
Kenni

"Jack" wrote in message
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I was checking my plants yeasterday and found out that I have thrips
now, I think that they came in with some bulbs I got at a not to be
named home improvement store, in addition to the moss flys I can't seem
to get rid of. I HATE thrips and have never been able of to kill all
of them in the past when they were in my African Violets, is there
something that I can use to kill them all and not just control them?

Jack