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Scientific Name:
Megacopta cribraria (F.) (Eger et al. 2010)
Common Name:
Kudzu bug, bean plataspid
Native To:
Asia (Ruberson et al. 2013)
Date of U.S. Introduction:
2009 (Ruberson et al. 2013)
Means of Introduction:
Unknown (Zhang et al. 2012)
Impact:
Damages soybeans and other legume crops (Zhang et al. 2012)
Current U.S. Distribution:
Southeastern U.S.
Spotlights
USDA. ARS. Agricultural Research Magazine.
May/Jun 2012 - Vol. 60, No. 5
USDA. FS. Southern Research Station. CompassLive.
Distribution / Maps / Survey Status
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared.
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health; Megacopta Working Group.
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Images
Videos
Google. YouTube; University of Georgia. College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Selected Resources
The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source. Or, to display all related content view all resources for Kudzu Bug.
Partnership
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health; Megacopta Working Group.
State and Local Government
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Plant Industry.
See also: Plant Industry Pest Alerts for more pests
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry Division. Plant Protection Section.
See also: Other Pest Topics for more factsheets
Academic
University of Tennessee. Institute of Agriculture.
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension.
Electronic Data Information Source Publication #ENY527
University of Kentucky. College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment. Entomology.
University of Arkansas. Cooperative Extension Service.
See also: Arkansas Invasive Pests for more factsheets
Professional
Citations
- Eger, J.E., L.M. Ames, D.R. Suiter, T.M. Jenkins, D.A. Rider, and S.E. Halbert. 2010. Occurrence of the Old World bug Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Heteroptera: Plataspidae) in Georgia: a serious home invader and potential legume pest. Insecta Mundi 0121:1-11.
- Ruberson, J.R., K. Takasu, G.D. Buntin, J.E. Eger Jr., W.A. Gardner, J.K. Greene, T.M. Jenkins, W.A. Jones, D.M. Olson, P.M. Roberts, D.R. Suiter, and M.D. Toews. 2013. From Asian curiosity to eruptive American pest: Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) and prospects for its biological control. Applied Entomology and Zoology 48(1):3-13.
- Zhang, Y., J.L. Hanula, and S. Horn. 2012. The biology and preliminary host range of Megacopta cribraria (Heteroptera: Plataspidae) and its impact on kudzu growth. Environmental Entomology 41(1):40-50.