1994 Volume 29 Issue 4 Pages 571-576
The rate of development of the andromeda lace bug, Stephanitis takeyai, reared on two of its main host plants, Pieris japonica and Lyonia elliptica, was measured at various temperatures. The overall pattern of the effects of temperature were similar on the two hosts and in both sexes. The developmental period was slightly shorter on P. japonica than on L. elliptica in both eggs and nymphs. However, adult longevity was much longer on L. elliptica. It was suggested that L. elliptica is therefore likely to be a better host than P. japonica. Except for a generally shorter development time at low temperatures, the developmental pattern was similar to that found in the azalea lace bug, S. pyrioides, as previously reported by NEAL and DOUGRASS (Environ. Entomol. 17 : 827-831, 1988).
