yup

Sure does look like typical thrips damage. Things is you can have one daylily that is a thrips magnet while the others are unaffected. Usually those dark colors get it the worst as the thrips seem to really like them.

I know there are other ways to get them but I use a systemic inscect killer. Different brands available but I use Bonide Brand Systemic Insect Control. Spray the entire plant and into the folliage and especially the buds. You can actually just use a watering can and host it up high and soak the plant. Repeat in two weeks.

Sure looks like it!
kay

It is always amazing to me that some daylilies are really hurt by thrips, while the one right next to it are beautiful.
Can't Hurry Love is lovely.

Yes, that is thrips. If you are wise, you will follow
Rita's suggestions and you too can be free of thrips in
your garden.

I did and it works. One flower in a corner of the flower
bed somehow missed getting sprayed. Awful, it was Indian
Giver. A couple of days later 6 flowers opened and none of
them had thrips. I haven't seen any damage since they were
sprayed.

Good luck.

Kay/phal

I also spray with Bonide hooked up to my hose. I have to repeat every 3 weeks for 3-4 treatments a year.
JOAN SENIOR is really being attacked by thrips but still opens beautifully. Maybe 'cause it's white you don't notice the damage.
And right next to it are 2 daylilies with perfect buds. Yes, it's weird that thrips affect one and not the one next to it but I'm not complaining.

When do you start treating? After buds are starting to plump up a little, or earlier?

Nate

My advice of that you could just use a watering can was meant if you were only going to do the one plant or maybe half a dozen ones. I have about 600 daylilies. I use the hose end sprayer myself just like njmomma does in her garden. But back when I had to just spray a very few daylilies that were thrips magnets I used the watering can method. I like it much better than an actual hand held poof spray bottle although either will work just fine.

If you are seeing your daylilies open with thrips damage spray ASAP. Repeat in two weeks. If you think you have thrips and are seeing those tell tale little bumps on the buds before they start blooming spray them well. Get the buds and the folliage. Again, repeat in two weeks.

Last year I only had to do it twice and the thrips were gone. This year I have started before buds opened and already sprayed twice and the blooms are perfect. I might have to do a third spraying as I have so many extra late bloomers that didn't even have scapes when I did the first treatment. We will see.

I think the best time to spray first is when you see the buds plumping but they are not going to bloom quite yet. However I did read on the Spider Daylily E-Mail Robin advice from Jim Murphy who said to spray in the spring after the folliage had come up and soak the folliage. I have never tried that but did incororate soak the folliage and not just spraying the buds into my routine.