Abstract: Thrip is the general term of Thysanoptera. Thrips have minute body size and prefer to inhabit and damage on flowers and young leaves. Thrips usually have high fecundity and short developmental time, which results in serious overlapping generation and high infestation frequency, so they are consequently regard as one of the most important insect pests. There are a large number of literatures about thrips, including the occurrence, damage and control technology, but lack a systematic summarize. In this paper, the author reviewed the biological and ecological characteristics, occurrence and damage and integrated control technology of thrips. Then the author made an outlook on integrated pest management (IPM) of thrips in the future and put forward suggestions which were combining the use of biological control with physical/chemical control and reasonably use agricultural control to control thrips.