(Hemiptera: Coreidae)
Issue No. 222
Frank W. Mead
January, 1981
Introduction
The coreid bug, Euthochtha galeator (Fabricius), is common throughout eastern United States west to the Great Plains (Slater and Baranowski, 1978). The Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA) contains numerous specimens and reports ranging from the northwestern tip of Florida to Key West. It feeds on a variety of wild and cultivated plants, occasionally becoming a pest primarily in dooryard situations where it can injure roses, citrus, and other fruits and ornamentals. Commercial plantings undergoing regular treatment for other insects seldom have a problem with this bug.