Technical Abstract: Chilli thrips, Scritothrips dorsalis Hood, recently established in the southeast region of the United States, poses an economic threat to a wide-range of ornamental and vegetable plants. During scouting and sampling various hosts at different commercial nursery locations in Florida (Miami-Dade County), some of the fruit crops were found to be affected by S. dorsalis. Eight out of 12 crops infested at the nursery had never been reported as host plants of this pest in the literature. An open free choice host susceptibility test was conducted among the most affected hosts observed at the nursery. Canistal, mango, sapodilla and miracle fruit were found to be most affected among the six fruit hosts that were further evaluated. Results from this study are important in reporting new hosts of S. dorsalis in the United States and show their adaptability in a new geographical region where the pest does not have access to their favored hosts. It is worth mentioning that these new crops, which are less susceptible to attack in the presence of preferred hosts, can be prone to high infestations of S. dorsalis in their absence. In addition, it is important from an extension research point of view that crops which have never been reported as hosts of this pest must not be neglected when scouting and sampling for S. dorsalis infestations, as its host range is continuing to spread in this region.