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Asarcopus palmarum
Photo#1171611
Copyright © 2015
Salvador Vitanza
Planthopper? -
Asarcopus palmarum
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El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
December 6, 2015
Size: 3 mm
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Contributed by
Salvador Vitanza
on 6 December, 2015 - 7:22pm
Last updated 14 January, 2016 - 8:46pm
Moved to Asarcopus palmarum
Moved from
Planthoppers
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 14 January, 2016 - 7:16pm
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Thank you Robert!
I appreciate you taking time to create this page. I took the liberty to sex the images based on the information you provided in the "Identification" section.
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Salvador Vitanza
, 14 January, 2016 - 7:47pm
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Moved
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 6 December, 2015 - 7:46pm
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Thank you Ken!
I appreciate your kind help and attention
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Salvador Vitanza
, 6 December, 2015 - 7:50pm
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Charles Bartlett just remarked offline ....
...that it "looks like
Asarcopus palmarum
, but that species should not be in Texas."
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v belov
, 13 January, 2016 - 11:53am
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Species reference
University of Delaware
indicates that the "species is adventive into California & Texas," and "Note: Texas record was found recently (Photo from Dec. 6 2015 on Bugguide)."
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 14 January, 2016 - 7:54pm
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nice
please cite that site as Bartlett (2012-)
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1
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scientific publications should be cited by author and year, institution is quite irrelevant
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v belov
, 14 January, 2016 - 10:27pm
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Most interesting!
The map I found shows it in California. I found this bug several times in 2015 in my patio where there is a young Canary Date Palm; which is this bug's preferred host. This coming season, I plan to be inspecting the inflorescence of Canary Date Palms in El Paso scouting for this critter. Thanks Belov!
Charles Bartlett has been most helpful identifying this insect. I hope to find enough specimens this coming season to share with arthropod museums in the region and planthopper researchers.
The status of this insect as pest is conflicted: some literature downplays its importance while other sources indicate that it can become a serious pest and challenging to control.
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Salvador Vitanza
, 13 January, 2016 - 12:01pm
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