Leaf-footed Bug
Acanthocephalaterminalis
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Barling, Arkansas
Deer, Arkansas
Hartford, Arkansas
Malvern, Arkansas
Marion, Arkansas
Alford, Florida
Augusta, Georgia
Cornelia, Georgia
Lula, Georgia
East Moline, Illinois
Indianapolis, Indiana
Coushatta, Louisiana
Pineville, Louisiana
Grenada, Mississippi
Olive Branch, Mississippi
Croton On Hudson, New York
Ripley, Tennessee
Cibolo, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas
Spring, Texas
Ruckersville, Virginia
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Homestead96
Hartford, AR |
April 2019 |
Neutral
Found in Hartford Arkansas. No damage seen as of yet to any of my plants, shrubs and trees.
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tgw2nd
Ruckersville, VA |
June 2016 |
Negative
I can attest that Acanthocephala terminalis damage Stewartia pseudocamilia. They have been spotted on 3 of these small trees on my property in central Virginia (Z7). I think they suck in the joint between branches and trunk. The leaves wilt and the entire branch falls off. They also do this to twigs on branches. The entire length of twig or branch, wilts and falls from the tree. I have not found them on any other species, including tomatoes ---- yet. I have not come up with a good way to combat them.
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cedar18
Lula, GA (Zone 7b) |
May 2011 |
Negative
I am not positive of the photo of the nymphs that I submitted being this particular species of Leaf-Footed bugs. My inquiry here on the bug ID forum here on DG gave me this ID, which I looked into and it seems to be the same. Also see: http://www.dpughphoto.com/cute_babies.htm, Local gardening guru & former extension agent, Walter Reeves, says they are destructive to tomato crops, so this is a negative rating.
