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vayda on Nostr: 🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨 Lace bugs are about one-eighth of an inch long. The ...

🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨

Lace bugs are about one-eighth of an inch long. The reason they are called lace bugs is due to their transparent, patterned wings which form a lacy shield over their bodies.

Lace bugs are typically host-specific pests. This means that certain lace bug species feed on one type of plant. Examples of lace bug species include Azalea, Hawthorn, Thododendron, and Sycamore - all named for the plant of which they feed on.

Lace bugs like to suck the fluid from leaves, which causes them to look spotted and bleached. This can become pretty apparent by mid to late summer as your whole shrub or section of your tree can look thin and lacy itself. You can also find specks of their dark excrement on the lower sides of plant leaves.






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