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Adults feed on leaves and pollen of willow and poplar trees, especially Salix fragilis ('crack willow'). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is predated by the shieldbug Zicrona caerulea , several ladybird species and the larva of a hoverfly ( Parasyrphus sp.).
In Honduras, where the bug is known commonly as chinche patona (large-legged bug), it is a minor garden pest. [3] It is a pest of many crops in Brazil and it may transmit the plant pathogen Herpetomonas macgheei, a trypanosomatid protozoan. [3] It breeds in pomegranate and desert willow trees, and the gregarious bright orange nymphs aggregate ...
Nematus oligospilus, commonly known as the willow sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. Native to central and northern Europe and Asia, it was first recorded in South America in the 1980s and New Zealand in 1997, and has also been introduced to Australia, South Africa and Lesotho.
In most of its range, P. polaris adults and larvae feed and lay eggs on willow plants. In Iceland, [ 5 ] Norway [ 16 ] and Scotland, [ 17 ] populations are found on the low-growing Salix herbacea . In Norway [ 16 ] and Finland, [ 10 ] populations occur on the tea-leaved willow ( Salix phylicifolia ) and on Salix polaris . [ 1 ]
In its native range, the western conifer seed bug feeds on the sap of developing conifer cones throughout its life, and its sap-sucking causes the developing seeds to wither and misdevelop. It is therefore considered a minor tree pest in North America, but becoming sometimes more harmful e.g. in conifer plantations . [ 3 ]
A pair of mating D. femorata in the Hudson Highlands region of New York. The common walkingstick is a slender, elongated insect that camouflages itself by resembling a twig. . The sexes differ, with the male usually being brown and about 75 mm (3 in) in length while the female is greenish-brown, and rather larger at 95 mm (3.7 i
Stink bugs are commonly found in Washington homes during the fall and winter months, according to Washington State University, as the bugs desire to be in warmer weather and seek shelter during ...
These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones . [ 1 ]