Lace Bug Damage Very Evident Throughout Ohio
Extensioneers throughout Ohio have reported high lace bug populations this season. It is speculated these small sucking insects may have benefited from hot, dry conditions that may be coming to an end; for now. The most obvious lace bugs include: basswood lace bug (Gargaphia tiliae), hawthorn lace bug (Corythucha cydoniae), oak lace bug (C. arcuata), and sycamore lace bug (C. incurvata).
These lace bug species live on the undersides of leaves where they use their piercing/sucking mouth parts to suck juices from their host plants. As...