(Hemiptera: Tingidae)
Issue No. 127
F. W. Mead
December, 1972
Introduction
The hawthorn lace bug, Corythucha cydoniae (Fitch) selectively attacks a variety of woody, rosaceous plants and can cause severe leaf damage. The principal Florida host is firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea Roemer). Most of the Florida records are from the northern part of the state; elsewhere, it has been reported North to Ontario, Canada, southwest to Mexico, and in much of the U. S. from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.