Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Heterotheca spp. (Camphorweed) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Spencer & Steyskal, ScaleNet)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Calycomyza humeralis (Aster Leafminer) [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; widespread] SS1986
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus solani (Solanum Mealybug) [found on lower leaves & roots, polyphagous; this insect has been found in Maryland & Virginia, although it occurs primarily in southern & western USA] SN2014