Keywords
chinch bug
How to Cite
Abstract
The false chinch bug, Nysius raphanus Howard, is a small, greyish, native North American herbivorous seed bug. It is recognized as the most serious pest among members of the genus Nysius, but reports of heavy infestations and serious crop damage are uncommon. Includes: Introduction - Distribution - Description and Life Cycle - Host Plants - Damage - Management - Selected References
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1212
Also published at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/ORN/TURF/false_chinch_bug.html
References
Arnett RH. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, 2nd Ed. CRC Press. Florida, USA, 1024 pp. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781482273892
Ashlock PD. 1977. New records and name changes of North American Lygaeidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Proceedings of TIIF Entomological Society of Washington. 79: 575-582.
Ashlock PD, Slater A. 1988. Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829. The Seed Bugs and Chinch Bugs, pp. 167-245. In Henry TJ, Froeschner RC (eds.). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill, Leiden. 958 pp.
Barnes MM. 1970. Genesis of pest: Nysius raphanus and Sisymbrium irio in vineyards. Journal of Economic Entomology. 63: 1462-1463. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/63.5.1462
Blake C. 2010. False chinch bug invasion in southern SJV. Western farm press. (4 April 2018)
Byers GW. 1973. A mating aggregation of Nysius raphanus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Journal of Kansas Entomological Society. 46: 281-282.
Cranshaw W. 2007. False Chinch Bugs. Document 5.603. Colorado State University. (4 April 2018)
Demirel N, Cranshaw W. 2005. Evaluation of spring canolas and mustards of varying age for relative preference by false chinch bugs, Nysius raphanus (Howard). Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences. 8: 665-668. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2005.665.668
Demirel N, Cranshaw W. 2006a. Plant yield response to artificial infestation of the false chinch bug, Nysius raphanus, confined on spring canola. Phytoparasitica. 34: 477-485. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981202
Demirel N, Cranshaw W. 2006b. Surveys of false chinch bug, Nysius raphanus (Howard) (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) and their movement on cultivated crops and non-cultivated habitats throughout growing season in Colorado. Journal of Entomology. 3: 149-155. https://doi.org/10.3923/je.2006.149.155
Haviland DR, Bentley WJ. 2010. How to manage pests, pests in gardens and landscapes, False Chinch Bug. University of California Cooperative Extension. (4 April 2018)
Haviland DR, Bentley WJ, Beede RH, Daane KM. 2014. False Chinch Bug, Scientific name: Nysius raphanus, UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Pistachio, UC ANR Publication 3461. (4 April 2018)
Leigh TF. 1961. Insecticidal susceptibility of Nysius raphanus, a pest of cotton. Journal of Economic Entomology. 54: 120-122. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/54.1.120
Mead FW. 2001. Bigeyed bugs (of Florida). Featured Creatures, University of Florida. Publication Number: EENY-252. (4 April 2018)
Tappan WB. 1970. Nysius raphanus attacking tobacco in Florida and Georgia. Journal of Economic Entomology. 63: 658-660. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/63.2.658a
Varela LG, Haviland DR, Bentley WJ, Zalom FG, Bettiga LJ, Smith RJ, Daane KM. 2015. False Chinch Bug, Scientific name: Nysius raphanus, UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Grape, UC ANR Publication 3448. (4 April 2018)
Wene GP. 1958. Control of Nysius raphanus Howard attacking vegetables. Journal of Economic Entomology 51: 250-251. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/51.2.250a
Whitworth RJ, McCornack B, Davis H. 2012. False chinch bug. Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. (4 April 2018)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.