Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops (2+1)

1. Lace wing bug - Cochlochila bullita (Tingidae: Hemiptera)

Damage

• The nymphs and adults desap from the under surface of leaves.
  
• The infested leaves turn brown and gradually dry up.
  
• The stunted plant growth and presence of chlorotic spot on the leaf surface are the symptom of attack.
Bionomics

• The adult bug is yellow in colour.
  
• The nymph is small, long flat and black in colour.