An expanded host list is given for AmhI.ypeltu rriiiclcr (frui tspotting bug) and Aiiib/.lp,/t(i 1ritcd.vtptt.v Iutrsccris (banana-spotting bug) in Australia. These are compared with thosc cxtracted froti1 the literature for Airiblj*pdtii imwpliuga China, Ainhlypdtrr tiirohromc~e Brown. . 4 t d~I~p e~l t t i 1rrtp.sc.clr.s pc/piwrsis Brown, and Amblypel[u hrcw?ornis Brown. Despite niany new additions to the list 01' known hosts for A . niti&i and A . 1. lutescerzs, Australian native plant species are relatively poorly represented.Rainforest species are thought to be important refugia and breeding hosts for the bugs since orchards located adjacent to such vegetation are often severely damaged. The broad host r u n g of severnl Artih/jywlftr spp. is discussed with respect to the bugs' pest status and the role of alternativc hosts a s breeding sites for fruitspotting bugs which migrate into commercial orchards. commercial orchards, damage, fruit, natural habitat, nuts.
Key wordsThis seems to have occurred because of recent increases in both the variety of fruit and nut species cultivated and the area planted to them. There is also an increased iiwareness by growers that the bugs causc' significant d~l u g e to
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