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Kapok bug

Dysdercus cingulatus (Kapok Bug)

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Description:

Dysdercus cingulatus is a species of true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as the red cotton stainer. It is a serious pest of cotton crops, the adults and older nymphs feeding on the emerging bolls and the cotton seeds as they mature, transmitting cotton-staining fungi as they do so.

Habitat:

Bangkok, Thailand

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PublishedJuly 5, 2020

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