. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. - 185 - SOUTHERN GREEN STINK BUG (Nezara virdula(L. )) Economic Importance: This stink bug is one of the more important insect pests in several southern States. It often becomes serious on cultivated plants, the nymphs and adults attacking all parts of the host plants, but preferably the young tender growth and fruit. Excessive injury causes loss of fruit or plant mortality. Attack on young fruit produces severe distortion with hard callouses being formed around the feeding punctures. Nezara viridula, described by Linnaeus
. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. - 185 - SOUTHERN GREEN STINK BUG (Nezara virdula(L. )) Economic Importance: This stink bug is one of the more important insect pests in several southern States. It often becomes serious on cultivated plants, the nymphs and adults attacking all parts of the host plants, but preferably the young tender growth and fruit. Excessive injury causes loss of fruit or plant mortality. Attack on young fruit produces severe distortion with hard callouses being formed around the feeding punctures. Nezara viridula, described by Linnaeus in 1775, is of foreign origin and was probably introduced into the United States and the West Indies many years ago. Distribution: Occurs in southern Europe, Africa, southern Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands, Central and South America, West Indies and in the southern United States (see map) . Hosts: This insect has a wide host range. Among its hosts are cucurbits, crucifers, legumes, Solanurn, sweetpotato, sunflower, citrus, corn, tobacco, cotton, rice, pecan, hackberry, mulberry, peaches and pepper. DISTRIBUTION OF SOUTHERN GREEN STINK BUG (NEZARA VIRIDULA) &. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Animal and Plant Health Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs; United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; United States. Plant Pest Control Division. Hyattsville, MD. [etc. ] Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health Service
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