Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Gossypium spp. (Cotton) [Malvaceae]
(Observations are from Dmitriev & Dietrich, Felt, Watson, Opler & Krizek, ScaleNet)
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Contarinia gossypii (Cotton Bud Midge) [larvae feed on flower buds] Flt1917
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Adelphocoris rapidus (Rapid Plant Bug) [found in meadows & pastures] Wat1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Cicadellidae: Empoasca fabae [polyphagous] DD2010; Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus solenopsis (Solenopsis Mealybug) [feeds on foliage & sometimes roots, polyphagous; widespread] SN2014, Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in eastern USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Lycaenidae: Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak) [larvae feed on flowers & fruits] OK1984
Trombidiformes (Mites)
Eriophyidae: Acalitus gossypii (Cotton Leaf Blister Mite) [mites form blister galls on leaves] Flt1917