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Tingidae
The Tingidae, commonly referred to as lace bugs due to their intricate wings, are a Family (biology), family of very small (2-10 mm (0.08-0.39 in)) Insect, insects in the order Hemiptera. These insects exist in multiple regions of the world and live on various plants, depending on the species. There are roughly 2,000 described species across the 3 Subfamily, subfamilies which include Cantacaderinae, Tinginae and Vianaidinae. Characteristics They have two main life stages, nymphal and adult. The nymphal period consists of 5 instar stages each similar but unique in their own manners lasting a total of 8-16 days. The first instar stage occurs after hatching and lasts typically 2-4 days, the molt is oblong shaped and transforms from a pale brown to a brownish-black coloured Cuticle (arthropod), cuticle. The second instar also typically lasts 2-4 days, it remains a dark brown-black colour but the molt is rounded instead, the abdominal surface have indications of spinal projections alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gargaphia Solani
''Gargaphia solani'' is a subsocial species of lace bug commonly known as the eggplant lace bug. The species was described by Heidemann in 1914 after it aroused attention a year earlier in the United States as an eggplant pest (organism), pest around Norfolk, Virginia. Fink found that the species became an agricultural pest when eggplant is planted on a large scale. It mainly feeds on the flowering plant family Solanaceae, being found on a range of ''Solanum'' species including tomato, potatoes and eggplant as well as species of other genus, genera such as ''Althara'', ''Cassia'', ''Gossypium'' and ''Salvia''. It is found in Mexico, the United States and Canada. It is predation, prey to generalist predators such as adults and larvae of the coccinellidae, ladybirds ''Hippodamia convergens'' and ''Megilla maculata'', which flip their prey onto their back before eating them. Some other heteropterans prey on them, specifically ''Podisus maculiventris'' and ''Orius insidiosus'' (which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
