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HEMIPTERA. True bugs. HEMIPTERA. hemi: half ptera: wings Incomplete Piercing-sucking 2 pair or wingless Form “X” across back Front: basal half thickened, end membranous. LACE BUGS (135). Nymph. LACE BUGS (135). Adult. LACE BUGS (135). HOSTS Sycamore. LACE BUGS (135). HOSTS
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HEMIPTERA True bugs
HEMIPTERA hemi: half ptera: wings Incomplete Piercing-sucking 2 pair or wingless • Form “X” across back • Front: basal half thickened, end membranous
LACE BUGS (135) Nymph
LACE BUGS (135) Adult
LACE BUGS (135) HOSTS • Sycamore
LACE BUGS (135) HOSTS • Sycamore
LACE BUGS (135) HOSTS • Sycamore
LACE BUGS (135) HOSTS • Pyracantha
LACE BUGS (135) HOSTS • Lantana
LACE BUGS (135) HOSTS • Azalea
LACE BUGS (135) HOSTS • Azalea
LACE BUGS (135) HOSTS • Azalea
LACE BUGS (135) DAMAGE • Stippling, leaf burn in late summer • Tar spots
LACE BUGS (135) MONITORING • Stippling in May/June on older leaves • Check tar spots
LACE BUGS (135) CONTROL • Several predators • Oil and soap
CHINCH BUGS • 1/8” black and white X
CHINCH BUGS HOST • St. Augustine turf
CHINCH BUGS DAMAGE • Yellow patch that expands • Most active at the perimeter • Suck sap and insert toxin
CHINCH BUGS MONITOR • Flotation at perimeter • 25 to 30 chinch bugs / sq ft
CHINCH BUGS CONTROL • Resistant cultivars • Cultural control (raise mowing height, lower N…)
Kudzu Bug • Introduced pest • Feeds mainly on legumes • Kudzu, soybeans, wisteria, others • Nuisance in home during fall