Stephanitis pyrioides(STEPPY)
Distribution details in United States of America
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2015: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1910s
From CABI Pest map 768 (2012): Present, no details
First recorded in: 1910s
From CABI Pest map 768 (2012): Present, no details
First found in New Jersey in the 1910s (first US record), it then spread to Pennsylvania, Washington DC and other US states.
EPPO Reporting Service (99/134): Southeastern USA, from New York and Massachusetts southwards to Florida and west to Texas.
EPPO Reporting Service (99/134): Southeastern USA, from New York and Massachusetts southwards to Florida and west to Texas.
* Baker JR (ed.) (1994) Insect and related pests of flowers and foliage plants. Some important, common and potential pests in the southeastern United States. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, US, 106 pp.
* Nair S, Braman SK (2012) A scientific review on the ecology and management of the azalea lace bug Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott) (Tingidae: Hemiptera). Journal of Entomological Science 47(3), 247-263.
* Labonte JR, Valente TE (2015) Azalea lace bug, Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott): a new pest for the Pacific Northwest. Poster presented at the 26th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species (Annapolis, US, 2015-01-13/16).
* Nair S, Braman SK (2012) A scientific review on the ecology and management of the azalea lace bug Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott) (Tingidae: Hemiptera). Journal of Entomological Science 47(3), 247-263.
* Labonte JR, Valente TE (2015) Azalea lace bug, Stephanitis pyrioides (Scott): a new pest for the Pacific Northwest. Poster presented at the 26th USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species (Annapolis, US, 2015-01-13/16).