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Acmella oleracea is a species of flowering herb in the family Asteraceae. Common names include toothache plant, Szechuan buttons, [2] paracress, jambu, [3] buzz buttons, [4] tingflowers and electric daisy. [5] Its native distribution is unclear, but it is likely derived from a Brazilian Acmella species. [6]
Acmella is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, [3] [4] described as a genus in 1807. [ 5 ] [ 2 ] It is native to the Americas and has been introduced to Asia, Africa, the Pacific islands, and Australia .
The Mexican fruit fly prefers living near citrus and other fruits, which act as hosts where the female can lay her eggs. Anastrepha suspensa prey on many of the same fruits in the same regions where A. ludens primarily reside as well. Anastrepha ludens prefers laying eggs in grapefruits and oranges, but many other hosts have been recorded ...
Anastrepha is the most diverse genus in the American tropics and subtropics. Currently, it comprises more than 300 described species, including nine major pest species, such as the Mexican fruit fly (A. ludens), the South American fruit fly (A. fraterculus complex), the West Indian fruit fly (), the sapote fruit fly (A. serpentina), the Caribbean fruit fly (A. suspensa), the American guava ...
Acmella uliginosa, the marsh para cress, is a species of flowering herb in the family Asteraceae. The plant is native to South America ( Brazil , Bolivia , Venezuela , etc.) and is naturalized in parts of Asia ( China , Philippines , India , etc.) and Africa .
In local contexts, it can become the most common antagonist of the fly. Cyrtoptyx latipes (Pteromalidae). is an ectoparasite of the B. oleae larvae. It is an antagonist of minor importance, as it is rare. Diptera. Lasioptera berlesiana (Cecidomyiidae) is a predator of several insects, including B. oleae. This species contributes to containment ...
Other common names for thrips include thunderflies, thunderbugs, storm flies, thunderblights, storm bugs, corn fleas, corn flies, corn lice, freckle bugs, harvest bugs, and physopods. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The older group name "physopoda" references the bladder-like tips to the tarsi of the legs.
Many insects with "bug" in their common name, especially in American English, belong to other orders; for example, the lovebug is a fly [9] and the Maybug and ladybug are beetles. [10] The term is occasionally extended to colloquial names for freshwater or marine crustaceans (e.g. Balmain bug , Moreton Bay bug , mudbug ) and used by physicians ...