Webbing Barklouse, Psocid (unofficial common names), Archipsocus nomas Gurney (Insecta: Psocoptera: Archipsocidae)

Archipsocus nomas Gurney is a communal web-spinning barklouse. During some years they make extensive silken webs that often cover the trunks and branches of trees in the southeastern U.S. The webs are believed to protect the barklice from predators. The webs are unsightly, but neither the barklice...

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Main Authors: Donald W. Hall, Jerry F. Butler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2004-12-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/114128
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