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pests Bugs in my Flowers. ID Help?

I started noticing these bugs on my plant recently. I tried to control them by spraying insecticidal soap on my plants. It seemed to have worked; I didn't notice them for a week or two. Then I realized they are hiding in all my flowers! Pretty much every open flower has a few of these. It's hard to hit them with the soap when they hide right at the base inside the flower. Any advice?
 
I've also had trouble getting an ID on these, so any help there is appreciated!
 
Decent picture of one of these buggers:
http://imgur.com/oO7LDiR
 
Chilidude said:
Looks like Thrips to me, kill them fast. :flamethrower:
 
Haven't managed to completely get rid of them, but after getting your comment and doing a bit of googling, I've decided that they are definitely thrips. Luckily they don't seem to be thriving, and my plants remain relatively healthy despite their presence. Anything I can do besides soap spray? 
 
degenerate said:
 
Haven't managed to completely get rid of them, but after getting your comment and doing a bit of googling, I've decided that they are definitely thrips. Luckily they don't seem to be thriving, and my plants remain relatively healthy despite their presence. Anything I can do besides soap spray? 
 
Put some oil in the soap/water mix and rinse the bottle while spraying the mixture.
 
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