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False Chinch Bug Nysius raphanus Howard (Insecta: Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)

Babu Panthi, Braden Evans, and Justin Renkema


Release Date: 8/9/2018

Reviewed At: 8/18/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1212-2018

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY-706, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2018. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Babu Panthi, graduate research assistant; Braden Evans; and Justin Renkema, associate professor; Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL 33598.

How to Cite

Panthi, B., Evans, B., & Renkema, J. (2018). False Chinch Bug Nysius raphanus Howard (Insecta: Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). EDIS, 2018(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1212-2018

Authors

Justin Renkema
Justin Renkema
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University of Florida

former assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

Contacts

Sriyanka Lahiri
Sriyanka Lahiri
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, strawberries and small fruits, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL

Publication #EENY-706