Sighting 4444750
Musgraveia sulciventris
Bronze Orange Bug at Aranda, ACT
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| Musgraveia sulciventris | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Sep 2022 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 21 Sep 2022 |
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2 comments
24 Sep 2022
This is the 1st instar of a bug that sucks the life out of citrus shoots and buds - best squash it now Kevin, unless you are growing bugs rather than lemons
24 Sep 2022
Thanks Michael
I'll start an eradication program tomorrow. They are easier to see when they get a bit bigger and change colour.
I'll start an eradication program tomorrow. They are easier to see when they get a bit bigger and change colour.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.080978-35.257683
- Altitude 641.2m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Sep 2022 09:54 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Lemon tree Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Musgraveia sulciventris Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Musgraveia sulciventris Scientific name
- Bronze Orange Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 840m Recorded at altitude
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