About Corythucha arcuata (Say, 1832)
Corythucha arcuata (Say, 1832), commonly known as the oak lace bug, is a species in the family Tingidae that acts as a pest of oak trees. It is native to the New World, and was first recorded in Europe in 2000. This species overwinters in the adult life stage, and produces multiple overlapping generations each year. In the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, it has three generations annually. On average, adult oak lace bugs first appear after 159 growing degree-days, and eggs from the first generation hatch after an average of 378 growing degree-days.
