Controlling Damage Caused by Avocado Lace Bug
Avocado tree varieties vary in susceptibility to avocado lace bugs. Hass avocados (a Mexican-Guatemalan hybrid) can be severely damaged by lace bug outbreaks and West Indian x Guatemalan avocado hybrids appear to be particularly resistant to attack.
Identifying the Avocado Lace Bug
Adult avocado lace bugs are small-winged insects about 2 mm in length with black bodies, yellow legs and antennae. They live in colonies on the lower surfaces of leaves, often with adults, eggs and nymphs together.
