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3.5 Agricultural Impacts

3.5.1 Feeding and Damage

Typical feeding damage by Bagrada hilaris on brassicaceous plant foliage can be characterized by the
presence of circular chlorotic patches or spots on leaf surfaces (Figures 3.5 and 3.6). Initially, these
damaged areas appear as pale green, irregular-shaped spots (1–2 mm in diameter) around the point
where the stylets were inserted into the leaf tissue immediately following feeding (John C. Palumbo,
personal observation). After 12–24 hours, the spots became chlorotic and resemble circular or starbust

TABLE 3.1 (CONTINUED)

Plants Associated with Bagrada hilaris

Plant Family Scientific Name Common Name Reference Location

Triticum aestivum L. Wheat Aalbersberg et al. 1989,

Cheema et al. 1973, Gunn

1918, Rawat and Singh

1980, Sandhu and Deol 1976

India, Pakistan,

South Africa

Zea mays L. Corn, Maize Cheema et al. 1973, Halbert

and Eger 2010, Narayanan

et al. 1959, Reed et al.

2013b, Rizvi et al. 1986,

Sandhu 1975

India, Pakistan,

USA (California)

Polygonaceae
Polygonum plebeium R.
Brown

Knotweed Singh and Malik 1993 India

Rhamnaceae
Ziziphus rotundifolia
(Burm. f.)

Wild jujube Singh and Malik 1993 India

Rubiaceae
Coffea arabica L. Coffee Anderson 1917, Patidar et al.
2013a, Rakshpal 1949

India, Kenya

Rutaceae
Citrus sp. L. Citrus Gunn 1918 South Africa

Solanaceae
Capsicum annuum L. Pepper Dara 2012 USA (California)
Physalis peruviana L. Cape
Gooseberry

Gunn 1918 South Africa

Solanum lycopersicum L. Tomato Singh et al. 2011a India

Solanum tuberosum L. Potato Dharpure 2002a, b; Hill

1975

India

Theaceae
Camellia sinensis (L.)
Kuntze

Tea Nadda et al. 2013 India

Tropaeolaceae
Nasturtium integrifolium
(Nuttall) Kuntze

Nasturtium Gunn 1918 South Africa

Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus terrestris L. Puncturevine Sandhu 1975 India