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Many predators feed on lace bugs. These can include (clockwise around the leaf beginning at the top left) jumping spider, lacewing egg and larva, lady beetle, predatory thrips, and predaceous mite.

Credit: Lace bug adult from: Moznette, G. F. 1922. The Avocado: Its Insect Enemies and How To Combat Them. USDA Farmers’ Bull. 1261; lace bug nymphs adapted from: Heidemann, O. 1908. Two New Species of North American Tingidae. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington. 10: 103–9; lacewing larva: by Celeste Green in Smith, R. F., and K. S. Hagen. 1956. Enemies of spotted alfalfa aphid. Calif. Agric. 10(4):8–10; lady beetle: Simanton, F. L. 1916. Hyperaspis binotata, a predatory enemy of the terrapin scale. J. Agric. Res. 6:197–204; spider: Costello, M. J., M. A. Mayse, K. M. Daane, W. A. O’Keefe, and C. B. Sisk. 1995. Spiders in San Joaquin Valley Grape Vineyards. Oakland: Univ. Calif. Div. Agric. Nat. Res.

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