<I>Spartocera batatas</I> (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Coreidae), newly established in Florida

Authors

  • S. E. Halbert
  • J. Brambila

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Hemiptera

Abstract

Spartocera batatas (Fabricius) was found for the first time in the USA in Homestead, Florida, in 1995. Records from Brazil, British Guiana, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saba, and Venezuela also are reported. The bug can be a pest of sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas.

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Published

2005-09-01

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