Amblypelta nitida (fruitspotting bug)

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Title Adult and nymph Caption Adult and nymph on avocado fruit. Copyright Geoffrey K. Waite	Adult and nymph	Adult and nymph on avocado fruit.	Geoffrey K. Waite
Title Damage symptoms Caption Jellied kernel of immature macadamia nut caused by feeding of A. nitida and/or A. lutescens. Copyright Geoffrey K. Waite	Damage symptoms	Jellied kernel of immature macadamia nut caused by feeding of A. nitida and/or A. lutescens.	Geoffrey K. Waite
Title Damage of macadamia Caption Damage to hard shell of macadamia nut caused by feeding of A. nitida and/or A. lutescens. Copyright Geoffrey K. Waite	Damage of macadamia	Damage to hard shell of macadamia nut caused by feeding of A. nitida and/or A. lutescens.	Geoffrey K. Waite
Title Damage on avocado Caption A. nitida: typical Amblypelta damage to Fuerte avocado. Copyright Geoffrey K. Waite	Damage on avocado	A. nitida: typical Amblypelta damage to Fuerte avocado.	Geoffrey K. Waite
Title Damage on avocado Caption A. nitida: blind stings of 'fruitspotting bug', A. nitida on Hass avocado. Copyright Geoffrey K. Waite	Damage on avocado	A. nitida: blind stings of 'fruitspotting bug', A. nitida on Hass avocado.	Geoffrey K. Waite
Title Damage on guava Caption A. nitida: damage symptoms on guava. Copyright Geoffrey K. Waite	Damage on guava	A. nitida: damage symptoms on guava.	Geoffrey K. Waite
Title Damage on litchi Caption A. nitida: lesion on litchi seed caused by feeding of A. nitida and/or A. lutescens. Copyright Geoffrey K. Waite	Damage on litchi	A. nitida: lesion on litchi seed caused by feeding of A. nitida and/or A. lutescens.	Geoffrey K. Waite
Title Natural enemy, Gryon sp. Caption Amblypelta sp. egg parasitised by Gryon sp. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). Copyright Geoffrey K. Waite	Natural enemy, Gryon sp.	Amblypelta sp. egg parasitised by Gryon sp. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae).	Geoffrey K. Waite
Title Natural enemy, Gryon sp. Caption Gryon sp. adult (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) emerging from ova of A. nitida. Copyright Geoffrey K. Waite	Natural enemy, Gryon sp.	Gryon sp. adult (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) emerging from ova of A. nitida.	Geoffrey K. Waite
Title Eggs Caption Amblypelta sp. ova at various stages of development. Copyright Geoffrey K. Waite	Eggs	Amblypelta sp. ova at various stages of development.	Geoffrey K. Waite

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Amblypelta nitida Stål 1873

Preferred Common Name

• fruitspotting bug

International Common Names

• English: fruit spotting bug; fruit-spotting bug

EPPO code

• AMBPNI (Amblypelta nitida)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Metazoa
•         Phylum: Arthropoda
•             Subphylum: Uniramia
•                 Class: Insecta
•                     Order: Hemiptera
•                         Suborder: Heteroptera
•                             Family: Coreidae
•                                 Genus: Amblypelta
•                                     Species: Amblypelta nitida

Distribution Table

The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Host plants/Plants Affected

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

Natural Enemies

Plant Trade

References

Aldrich JR, Waite GK, Moore C, Payne JA, Lusby WR, Kochansky JP, 1993. Male-specific volatiles from Nearctic and Australasian true bugs (Heteroptera: Coreidae and Alydidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 19:2767-2781.

Brimblecombe AR, 1962. Descriptions of the life cycle stages of the fruit spotting bug Amblypelta nitida (Stsl) (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland, 1:16-20.

Brown ES, 1958. Revision of the genus Amblypelta Stsl (Hemiptera:Coreidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 49:509-541.

Donaldson JF, 1983. The Australian species of Amblypelta Stal (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 22(1):47-52

Fay HAC, Huwer RK, 1993. Egg parasitoids collected from Amblypelta lutescens lutescens (Distant) (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in North Queensland. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 32(4):365-367

Ironside DA, 1978. Macadamia pests . . . fruit-spotting bug and banana-spotting bug. Queensland Agricultural Journal, 104(3):xiii-xvi

Kalshoven LGE, Laan PA van der (Reviser and translator), 1981. Pests of crops in Indonesia (revised). Jakarta, Indonesia: Ichtiar Baru, 701 pp.

Oswald S, 1990. Possibilities for the use of Ooencyrtus albicrus (Prinsloo) (Hym., Encyrtidae) in an integrated pest management approach against the coconut bug Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown (Hem., Coreidae) in Zanzibar. Journal of Applied Entomology, 110(2):198-202

Peng RK, Christian K, Gibb K, 1997. Distribution of the green ant, Oecophylia smaragdina (F.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in relation to native vegetation and the insect pests in cashew plantations in Australia. International Journal of Pest Management, 43(3):203-211; 20 ref.

Phillips JS, 1941. A search for parasites of dasynine bugs in the Netherlands Indies. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 91:119-144.

Stsl C, 1873. Enumeratio Hemipterorum. 3. Kongliga. svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar, 11:1-163.

Waite G, Fay H, Rogers J, 1993. Fruitspotting bug in north-eastern Australia. Workshop Report. Brisbane, Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Pest Management, 1-38.

Waite GK, 1990. Amblypelta spp. (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and green fruit drop in lychees. Tropical Pest Management, 36(4):353-355

Waite GK, Hood SA, Parker RJ, 1999. Studies on the ecology of fruitspotting bugs (Amblypelta spp.) (Heteroptera: Coreidae) and macadamia nutborer (Cryptophlebia ombrodelta) to improve their management in macadamias in Australia. In: Lee P, ed. Proceedings of the First International Macadamia Symposium in Africa, Nelspruit, South Africa. SAMAC Yearbook, 7:162-170.

Waite GK, Huwer RK, 1998. Host plants and their role in the ecology of the fruitspotting bugs Amblypelta nitida St+l and Amblypelta lutescens lutescens (Distant) (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Australian Journal of Entomology, 37(4):340-349; 23 ref.

Waite GK, Petzl N, 1997. A search for egg parasites of Amblypelta spp. (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in south-east Queensland. Maroochy Research Station Report No. 7, 13-14.

Waite GK, Pinese B, 1991. Pests. In: Broadley RH, ed. Avocado Pests and Disorders. Queensland Department of Primary Industries Information Series, QI90013, 8-25.

Distribution Maps

• = Present, no further details
• = Evidence of pathogen
• = Widespread
• = Last reported
• = Localised
• = Presence unconfirmed
• = Confined and subject to quarantine
• = See regional map for distribution within the country
• = Occasional or few reports

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