Pseudatomoscelis seriatus
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Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Art Cushman, USDA; Property of the Smithsonian Institution, Department of Entomolog
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Art Cushman, USDA; Property of the Smithsonian Institution, Department of Entomolog
Source: IPM Images
Pseudatomoscelis seriatus on cotton (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): James Smith, Mississippi State University
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): James Smith, Mississippi State University
Source: IPM Images
Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Reuter, 1876) - (cotton fleahopper)
This bug attacks cotton in the southern U.S.A. The developing flower buds, called squares, are attacked, causing shedding of the squares, abnormal growth and yield reductions. In 1983, yield losses due to the fleahopper were estimates at 46,000 bales of cotton (~ 10,000 tons). After the eradication of the boll weevil at the beginning of the 21st century, it has become a more important cotton pest.
Apart from cotton, P. seriatus feeds on many other plant species, several of these are preferred over cotton. Eggs are laid into cuts made in plant tissue during feeding. The adults are around 3 mm long.
