Ok... so cinnamon seems to be helping the thrips problem but I'm not quite pleased with it, I'm going to be supplementing with a baking soda solution as a folier spray. Here is another link to a useful home remedy website.
Here is a section from that website.
Baking Soda for Pest Control
Many insects, especially of the sap-sucking variety, will not be able to tolerate a baking soda spray. Dissolve two tablespoons of baking soda into two tablespoon of liquid soap. Again, an organic or bio-degradable soap is preferable, in order to maintain the natural quality of the product and prevent harm to the environment or local wildlife. Once dissolved, mix in between 250 mL (one cup) and one liter of water, depending upon the sensitivity of your foliage. Weekly applications may have to be diluted at trial-and-error dosages in order to prevent leaf burn; begin with a weak dose on younger plants and work your way up to a full-strength recipe as they mature. Spray plants as needed, especially after it rains, or once indoor plants have cooled sufficiently. Turn grow lights back on when your plants are dry or nearly-dry. Excess may be applied to vegetable gardens.
Indoor growers or those with an outdoor gardening shed may control insect invasions by sprinkling a perimeter of pure baking soda along windowsills and around plumbing fixtures, under sinks, etc. Carpenter ants, cockroaches and silverfish are just a few interlopers that will not be able to survive crossing through these 'contaminated' areas, helping to maintain clean and pest-free grow spaces.
