Answer: thrips

AnswerCrossword Clue
THRIPSPlant pest.
THRIPSDestructive insects
THRIPSRose nuisance
THRIPSCrop-eating insects
thripsany of an order (Thysanoptera) of small to minute sucking insects many of which feed often destructively on plant juices
thripsan insect (a small invertebrate segmented animal)
thripsany of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants