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Bean bug(Riptortus clavatus) |
| The bean bug is one of the most harmful pests of
soybean in the hypertrophy stage. Both adult and nymph bean bugs
sting the beans in the pods and suck their juice, so that the beans
cannot mature, and the pods discolor and/or drop off their haulm.
Adults are 14 to 17 mm in size and have a variety of body colors
from dark brown to red brown. Nymphs have black bodies and are similar
to ants. In the temperate zone, the bugs appear two or three times
per year and overwinter in the adult stage. |
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Bean bug lure |
The lure contains an aggregation pheromone that attracts
nymphs, males and female adults. The lures are available for only
monitoring of the bugs.
The active life of the lure is one month after setting up. The lure can be stored for one year after manufacture.
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| Rice
bug (Leptocorisa chinensis) |
| The rice bug is a harmful pest infesting the milky
stage of rice. Both adult and nymph rice bugs sting rice in the
husk and suck the juice, so that the rice cannot mature or matures
with deformed grains.
Adults are 15 to 17 mm in size. They have long legs, antennae and
a slender yellowish-green body. In the temperate zone, the bugs
appear two or three times per year and overwinter in the adult stage. |
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| Rice
bug lure |
The lure contains an aggregation pheromone that attracts
nymphs, males and female adults. The lures are available only for
monitoring the bugs.
The active life of the lure is two weeks after setting up. The lure can be stored for one year after manufacture.
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| Redbanded shield bug(Piezodorus hybneri) |
The red-banded shield bug is a serious pest of soybean and the other leguminous plants.
Both adult and nymph sting the seeds in the pods and suck their juice, causing quality reduction and/or yield loss.
Adults are 9 to 11mm in size and have a light yellow-green body with a red or white horizontal stripe in the pronotum. Nymph is 1.3 to 8 mm in size and has a black or light-brown body in early age and a red or light yellow-green body in old age. The red-banded shield bugs appear several times a year and overwinter in the nymphal stage in Japan. |
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| Redbanded shield bug lure |
The lure contains aggregation pheromones that attract adults. The lures are available only for monitoring the redbanded shield bug.
The active life of the lure is one month after setting up. The lure can be stored for one year after manufacture.
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| Citrus
leafminer (Phyllocnistis citrella) |
| The citrus leafminer is a serious pest of citrus
and some related ornamental plants. Larvae enter the leaf and begin
feeding. Larvae make serpentine mines on young leaves and shoots,
resulting leaf curling and serious injury. The leaf damage help
spread citrus canker.
Adults are 4 mm in size and have a white-gray body with a black
spot on each wingtip and long hair behind the wings. Larvae are 3 to
4 mm in size and have a light green body. Leafminers appear ten
to eleven times per year and overwinter in the adult stage. |
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| Citrus
leafminer lure |
The lure contains a sex pheromone that attracts male
adults. The lures are available for only monitoring of the citrus
leafminer.
The active life of the lure is one month after setting up. The lure can be stored for one year after manufacture.
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