Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 2.0 - 00001711
01/01/98
Lace bugs
Lace bugs -- so called because of their broad, lacelike
forewings -- are usually whitish and 5 to 6 mm long.
They are flat and oval to rectangular, with the head
hidden beneath a thin, flat hood. The nymphs are black
and often covered with spines. Many species feed on the
undersides of leaves. Upper surfaces of infested leaves
turn yellow or brown between leaf veins, while the
undersides become speckled with black, shiny excrement and
cast skins of immature bugs.
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This file was generated from data base OP on 07/27/98.
Data base OP was last revised on 01/01/98.
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