Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Bouteloua spp. (Grama Grass) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from DeLong, Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Vickery & Kevan, ScaleNet)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Cicadellidae: Flexamia pectinatus [prairie species] Dlg1948; Pseudococcidae: Antoninoides nortoni [found at base of host plant; this insect is found as far north as Kansas & North Carolina] SN2014, Antoninoides parrotti (Felted Grass Mealybug) [found at the base of host plant; this insect is found SW of Illinois, its range includes Kansas & Mississippi] SN2014, 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
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Chloealtis abdominalis (Thomas' Broad-winged Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in open wooded areas, dry slopes, & grassy areas] VK1985, Mermiria bivittata (Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper) Wy1994