Lantana Lace Bug, Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål (Insecta: Hemiptera: Tingidae)
The lantana lace bug, Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål, often causes extensive damage to lantana, Lantana camara L. Although lantana is sometimes used as an ornamental, it is usually considered a weed. It often forms spiny, dense, impenetrable thickets covering large areas of valuable land. The lantana l...
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2004-07-01
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| Summary: | The lantana lace bug, Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål, often causes extensive damage to lantana, Lantana camara L. Although lantana is sometimes used as an ornamental, it is usually considered a weed. It often forms spiny, dense, impenetrable thickets covering large areas of valuable land. The lantana lace bug has been introduced into many countries as a biological control agent to combat lantana. This document is EENY-246 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 156), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: November 2001.
EENY-246/IN514: Lantana Lace Bug, Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål (Insecta: Hemiptera: Tingidae) (ufl.edu)
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| ISSN: | 2576-0009 |