HomeMy WebLinkAboutAvocado Lace Bug flyer- ADAAvocado Lace Bug
Pseudacysta perseaeA New Pest of Avocado in Hawaii
•Adults are about 0.08 inch (2 mm),
have black heads and yellow-tan wings with a black line across the
width
•Immature lace bugs are mostly
black to black-brown
January 7, 2020 Plant Pest Control Branch
HDOA.PPC@HAWII.GOV
•Eggs are covered with black feces
and laid on the undersides of leaves
•Underside of leaf showing:
•Adults
•Eggs and feces
Avocado Lace Bug
Pseudacysta perseae
A New Pest of Avocado in Hawaii
January 7, 2020 Plant Pest Control Branch
HDOA.PPC@HAWII.GOV
Top of
infested
avocado
leaves
showing
yellowing
(chlorosis)
Bottom of
avocado
leaves
infested
with
avocado
lace bug
Feeding
damage
showing
yellow
blotching (top
of leaf)
Scorching
damage,
adults,
nymphs, eggs,
and feces
(bottom of
leaf)