Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea)

Nezara viridula ( L .) 395

TABLE 7.5

Summary of Plant Families Associated with Nezara viridula in North America

No. of Plant Taxa

Identified to:

Plant Family (n = 43)

No. Total

Taxa

Percent

of Total Genus^1 Species^1

Cumulative Percent

of Total

Fabaceae 49 24.87% 9 40 24.87%
Asteraceae 21 10.66% 2 19 35.53%
Brassicaceae 15 7.61% 2 13 43.15%
Poaceae 14 7.11% 4 10 50.25%
Solanaceae 10 5.08% 2 8 55.33%
Cucurbitaceae 9 4.57% 1 8 59.90%
Malvaceae 9 4.57% 1 8 64.47%
Amaranthaceae 6 3.05% 1 5 67.51%
Chenopodiaceae 6 3.05% 1 5 70.56%
Rutaceae 6 3.05% 1 5 73.60%
Rosaceae 5 2.54% 2 3 76.14%
Capparaceae 4 2.03% 0 4 78.17%
Lamiaceae 3 1.52% 1 2 79.70%
Moraceae 3 1.52% 1 2 81.22%
Polygonaceae 3 1.52% 2 1 82.74%
Rubiaceae 3 1.52% 1 2 84.26%
Cannabaceae 2 1.02% 1 1 85.28%
Convolvulaceae 2 1.02% 0 2 86.29%
Cupressaceae 2 1.02% 2 0 87.31%
Vitaceae 2 1.02% 1 1 88.32%
Acanthaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 88.83%
Anacardiaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 89.34%
Apiaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 89.85%
Boraginaceae 1 0.51% 1 0 90.36%
Bromeliaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 90.86%
Cyperaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 91.37%
Euphorbiaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 91.88%
Juglandaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 92.39%
Liliaceae 1 0.51% 1 0 92.89%
Myrtaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 93.40%
Nyctaginaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 93.91%
Onagraceae 1 0.51% 0 1 94.42%
Orchidaceae 1 0.51% 1 0 94.92%
Passifloraceae 1 0.51% 0 1 95.43%
Pedaliaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 95.94%
Phytolaccaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 96.45%
Pinaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 96.95%
Portulacaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 97.46%
Proteaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 97.97%
Scrophulariaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 98.48%
Sterculiaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 98.98%
Ulmaceae 1 0.51% 0 1 99.49%
Verbenaceae 1 0.51% 1 0 100.00%
Total taxa 197 100.00% 39 158

(^1) Number of taxa identified to genus or species within respective plant family.