A contribution to the biology of the lime seed bug Oxycarenus lavaterae (Fabricius, 1787) (Heteroptera: Oxycarenidae) – a new overwintering strategy?

Paweł J. Domagała

Institute of Biology, University of Opole, Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, Poland
✉ pdomagala@uni.opole.pl

Received: 11.10.2024 / Accepted: 15.11.2024 / Published: 25.11.2024
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Abstract

This paper presents the first observation of the mass wintering of the lime seed bug Oxycarenus lavaterae (Fabricius, 1787) on the thuja shrub (Thuja occidentalis Linnaeus, 1753) in Poland. Additional information about the biology of this species is also provided.

Keywords

true bugs, invasive species, overwintering, Thuja occidentalis, Poland