Lace bugs are small insects, 1/4 to 1/8 inch long, broad, flattened and somewhat rectangular in shape. Their bodies are usually brown or black, but their wings are partially transparent and lace-like.Lace bugs damage plants by inserting their piercing-sucking mouthparts into the underside of leaves and withdrawing chlorophyll and other plant fluids. Females generally cause more damage than males. The upper surface of lightly-infested leaves has a white-dotted, or stippled appearance.
Plants that are commonly attacked include azalea, hawthorn, lantana, oak, pyracantha and sycamore.
Please contact us if you begin seeing this type of damage to your plants, so we can begin treating for this insect.
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