TY  - GEN
A1  - Eger, Joseph E., Jr.
A1  - Ames, Lisa M.
A1  - Suiter, Daniel R.
A1  - Jenkins, Tracie M.
A1  - Rider, D. A.
A1  - Halbert, Susan E.
T1  - Occurrence of the Old World bug Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Heteroptera: Plataspidae) in Georgia: a serious home invader and potential legume pest
T2  - Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics
N2  - Specimens of Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) were collected in northern Georgia in late October 2009, where they were invading homes in large numbers. This is the first known occurrence of this species and the family Plataspidae in the New World. Megacopta cribraria was previously known from Asia and Australia. A key is provided to separate Plataspidae from other families of Pentatomoidea in America North of Mexico. A diagnosis and figures are provided to facilitate recognition of M. cribraria. Reported host plants and other aspects of the biology of this species are reviewed. Megacopta cribraria is considered a pest of numerous legumes in Asia, has the potential to provide biological control of kudzu, Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Ohwi, (Fabaceae) and likely will continue to be a household pest in the vicinity of kudzu fields as well as become a pest of North American legume crops.
T3  - Insecta Mundi - 0121 
KW  - Bean plataspid
KW  - stink bug
KW  - biological control
KW  - kudzu
KW  - Pueraria montana var. lobata
Y1  - 2010
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/14101
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-1150409
UR  - http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/
SN  - 1942-1354
SN  - 0749-6737
PB  - Center for Systematic Entomology
CY  - Gainesville, Fla.
ER  -