Megacopta cribraria

Megacopta cribraria (Anglice bean plataspid, globular stinkbug, kudzu bug, lablab bug) est insectum superfamiliae Pentatomoideorum, in India et Sinis endemicus, ubi id est rustica Lablab purpurei et aliarum Fabacearum pestis.Sharon Dowdy, "Bug found in Georgia a threat to soybeans?" Southeast Farm Press, 10 Novembris 2009. Hoc Hemipterum, plantis domesticis et hominibus innocens, saepe in domus intrat. A superficiebus albis sicut muri domuum et vehicula alba attrahitur, ubi permulta eorum insectorum se congregare solent.Sharon Dowdy, "Kudzu bug spreading rapidly across Southern states," Southeast Farm Pressm 29 Augusti 2011. Aliarum Plataspididarum simile est ob inusitatiorem coniunctionem symbioticam cum suis bacteriis intestinalibus. In circumiectis naturalibus, antequam feminae ova pariunt, eae particulas hoc symbiontam continentis deponunt, quae deinde a nymphis nuper ex ovis exclusis comeduntur. Nymphae in experimentis accessu symbiontae privatae auctum tardiorem, corpora minora, et mortalitatem maiorem exhibebant."It is similar to other Plataspididae in having a somewhat unusual symbiotic relationship with its gut bacteria. Before laying eggs, females deposit particles containing the symbiont which are then eaten by newly-hatched nymphs under natural conditions. Nymphs experimentally deprived of access to the symbiont exhibited slower growth, smaller body sizes, and higher mortality." Scott Horn et James L. Hanula, "Influence of Trap Color on Collection of the Recently-Introduced Bean Plataspid, Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae)," Journal of Entomological Science 2011 (Ianuarius), 46(1):85–87.

Adulti tacti vel compressi odiosum emittunt odorem. Hostes sunt Wisteria, Phaseolus vulgaris, Glycine max, et aliae Fabaceae. Hoc insectum, sucum ex caulibus sugens, plantas debilitat frugesque minuit. Id plantam Puerariam lobatam insigniter infestat et magnopere auctum retardat.

In Civitatibus Foederatis Meridio-Orientalibus, Megacopta cribraria est pestis introducta, primum in Georgia anno 2009 observata. Anno 2011 in civitates vicinas, inter quas Alabama et Carolina Septentrionalis, extendebatur.Valerie Bauerlein, "Bug Battle: An Invasive Plant Now Faces Its Own Attacker." Wall Street Journal, 2 Novembris 2001, A1, A14.

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 Nexus externi 
 De specie apud situm bugguide.net
 "Globular Stink Bug Invasive" apud situm naturecloseups.com (Troy Bartlett's Photography Blog: Focusing on Nature's Little Wonders)
 "Megacopta cribraria as a Nuisance Pest" apud situm caes.uga.edu

Categoria:Insecta Asiae
Categoria:Insecta pestifera
Categoria:Invadentes animalium species
Categoria:Plataspidae
Categoria:Taxa Fabricius
Categoria:Taxa 1798