Commercially used biological control agents
- Insecta, Thysanoptera -

*Franklinothrips megalops*
Synonym	Franklinothrips myrmicaeformis
Family	Aeolothripidae
Main target pests	Thysanoptera
Original distribution	Africa, Israel, India
Distribution in EPPO	Israel, Tunisia
Date of first use	1992
EPPO countries where used	Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain
Use	Indoors

*Franklinothrips vespiformis*
Family	Aeolothripidae
Main target pests	Thysanoptera
Original distribution	Asia
Distribution in EPPO	Israel, Portugal
Date of first use	1990
EPPO countries where used	Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland
Use	Indoors

*Karnyothrips melaleucus*
Family	Phlaeothripidae
Main target pests	Coccidae, Diaspididae (Howardia biclavis)
Original distribution	Pantropical
Distribution in EPPO	Portugal (Madeira)
Date of first use	1994
EPPO countries where used	Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain
Use	Indoors