____________ Insects Feeding on these Plants: ____________ |
Helenium amarum (Bitterweed) [Asteraceae] (observations are from O'Brien & Anderson, Majka et al., Snodgrass et al.) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae: Smicronyx discoideus OA1996, Trigonorhinus limbatus [this insect feeds on various species of Asteraceae; it is found in N USA & S Canada] MAM2007 Heteroptera (True Bugs) Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (Tarnished Plant Bug) SSS1984, Polymerus basalis (Red-spotted Aster Mirid) [a preferred host plant] SSS1984 |
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