Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Parthenium hysterophorus (Santa Maria Feverfew) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Snodgrass et al., Mitchell, ScaleNet)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (Tarnished Plant Bug) [a preferred host plant] SSS1984, Polymerus basalis (Red-spotted Aster Mirid) [a preferred host plant] SSS1984, Taylorilygus apicalis (Broken-backed Bug) [a preferred host plant] SSS1984
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus solani (Solanum Mealybug) [found on lower leaves & roots, polyphagous; this insect has been found in Maryland & Virginia, although it occurs primarily in southern & western USA] SN2014, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Solenopsis Mealybug) [feeds on foliage & sometimes roots, polyphagous; widespread] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Spilosoma virginica (Virginia Tiger Moth) [polyphagous] Mch1919