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The term rice bug may apply to a number of species in at least three bug genera that attack rice: especially at the later panicle stages. They include: Species in the genus Leptocorisa, Oebalus pugnax a.k.a. the rice stink bug, Species in the genus Stenocoris
Oebalus pugnax, the rice stink bug, is a flying insect in the shield bug family Pentatomidae native to North America [1] that has become a major agricultural pest in the Southern United States. [2] It has been a known pest since at least the time of Johan Christian Fabricius, who described the species in 1775.
Leptocorisa [1] is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 17 described species in Leptocorisa, some of which are known as "rice bugs" or gundhi bugs (in India); they are found in south and east Asia and in Oceania. [2] [3]
Leptocorisa oratoria, the rice ear bug, [1] is an insect from the family Alydidae, the broad-headed bugs. This species is commonly confused with Leptocorisa acuta , [ 2 ] and other similar, related " rice bug " genera and species.
Leptocorisa acuta, [1] the paddy earhead bug, [2] is a species of bug recorded from northern Australia, Malesia and Taiwan. [3] Its basionym is Cimex acutus and it is now placed in the family Alydidae. One of several rice bug species, it may be confused with Leptocorisa oratoria.
The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) is a planthopper species that feeds on rice plants (Oryza sativa L.). These insects are among the most important pests of rice, which is the major staple crop for about half the world's population. [1]
Its gammaproteobacterial symbiont Candidatus Sodalis pierantonius str. SOPE is able to supply rice weevil with essential vitamins like pantothenic acid, riboflavin, and biotin. [7] During larvae development, bacteria rely on up-regulation of type three secretion system genes and genes for flagellum so they can infect insect stem cells. [8]
Species: S. tipuloides. Binomial name; Stenocoris tipuloides ... Stenocoris tipuloides, the neotropical rice bug, is a species of broad-headed bug in the family ...