Thread: Lace bugs and sycamore trees in the UK
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Old 26-04-2010, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Emery Davis[_3_] View Post
On 04/22/2010 06:57 PM, Bexx wrote:
Hi, i have studied sycamore trees and their insects/pests, but i am not
sure whether or not lace bugs exist in the UK. i know their are in
America. Can any one help me out?
thanks!


In America the sycamore refers to Platanus occidentalis, but in Europe
the sycamore is a maple, Acer pseudoplatanus. I don't know of anything
in the UK or Europe called a lace bug that attacks our sycamore. Aphids
can be a problem, the flowers are sometimes infested with rape seed beetles.

-E
And to add to the confusion, in the bible a sycamore is a kind of fig, ficus sycomorus, also known as the mulberry fig, "morus" being latin for mulberry.
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