Flatid Planthopper, Oormenaria rufifascia (Walker) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae)

Ormenaria rufifascia (Walker) is a common insect on some species of palms in Florida. Although it is usually not a serious pest, it sometimes indirectly causes aesthetic damage when dense populations produce honeydew that supports extensive coatings of sootymold on the host plants. Both the adults...

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Main Authors: Forrest W. Howard, Susan Halbert
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2006-03-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115696
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description Ormenaria rufifascia (Walker) is a common insect on some species of palms in Florida. Although it is usually not a serious pest, it sometimes indirectly causes aesthetic damage when dense populations produce honeydew that supports extensive coatings of sootymold on the host plants. Both the adults and nymphs are conspicuous insects that often arouse people's curiosity.  This document is EENY-351 (IN643), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Published July 2005. EENY351/IN643: Flatid Planthopper, Oormenaria rufifascia (Walker) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae) (ufl.edu)  
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spelling doaj.art-cf7888a1607144e699fc914fd85ad3852024-04-23T05:05:49ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092006-03-0120064Flatid Planthopper, Oormenaria rufifascia (Walker) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae)Forrest W. Howard0Susan HalbertUniversity of Florida Ormenaria rufifascia (Walker) is a common insect on some species of palms in Florida. Although it is usually not a serious pest, it sometimes indirectly causes aesthetic damage when dense populations produce honeydew that supports extensive coatings of sootymold on the host plants. Both the adults and nymphs are conspicuous insects that often arouse people's curiosity.  This document is EENY-351 (IN643), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Published July 2005. EENY351/IN643: Flatid Planthopper, Oormenaria rufifascia (Walker) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae) (ufl.edu)   https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115696IN643
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Flatid Planthopper, Oormenaria rufifascia (Walker) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae)
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IN643
title Flatid Planthopper, Oormenaria rufifascia (Walker) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae)
title_full Flatid Planthopper, Oormenaria rufifascia (Walker) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae)
title_fullStr Flatid Planthopper, Oormenaria rufifascia (Walker) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae)
title_full_unstemmed Flatid Planthopper, Oormenaria rufifascia (Walker) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae)
title_short Flatid Planthopper, Oormenaria rufifascia (Walker) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae)
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topic IN643
url https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115696
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