They seem to have exceptional taste!These are what I was referring to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafhopper
They look like tiny little grasshoppers, 2mm to 3mm long, pale in color (the ones I dealt with were almost-white-grey and grey-green, but very light), and have wings that are kept close the the thorax and abdomen.
They made spots that mysteriously started appearing, and more kept showing up, but no bug could be found after several attempts.
Then I caught a glimpse of something jumping in the foliage when I bumped a plant and was able to track it down.
Not saying that his damage is a leaf hopper or three, just that it looks like the damage I got on mine from them.
I've never had spotted thrip damage, and hope I never do!
Why can't they all just leave our stuff alone!?
Good luck Alpha, fight the good fight!