The term rice bug may apply to a number of species in at least three
bug genera that attack
rice
Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...
: especially at the later
panicle
In botany, a panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a p ...
stages. They include:
* Species in the genus ''
Leptocorisa
''Leptocorisa''Latreille PA (1829) ''Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Déterville, Paris.'' Vol. t.5 (1829): i-xxiv; 1-556. i ...
'',
* ''
Oebalus pugnax
''Oebalus pugnax'', the rice stink bug, is a flying insect in the shield bug family Pentatomidae native to North America that has become a major agricultural pest in the Southern United States. It has been a known pest since at least the time of ...
'' a.k.a. the rice stink bug,
* Species in the genus ''
Stenocoris
''Stenocoris'' is a genus of rice bugs in the family Alydidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Stenocoris'', found in Africa and the Americas,
Species
These 22 species belong to the genus ''Stenocoris'':
* '' Stenocoris africanus ...
''.
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Heteroptera
Insect pests of rice