thrips and pollen

Fellow iris fanatics,
I'm curious if any of you are experiencing this: I went to collect pollen from
SDB's and found that it had been stripped bare. What was there instead was an
abundance of thrips. Since I'd tried my collecting after work, I thought I
might just have to beat them to it. I collected several unopened buds that I
believed would be ready to pop open in the morning. When I opened them up this
morning, that pollen, too, had been stripped--and I mean ALL gone. About a
week ago when I had my first open blooms they had pollen. It seems the thrips
just moved in.
I'd love to know if any of you are experiencing this and would especially know
if there's a solution. I am reluctant to spray anything on the newly opening
buds for fear that it will destroy the bloom.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts!
Linda Stirling, Camas, WA

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