CARDAMOM :: MINOR PEST :: LACEWING BUG

11. Lacewing bug: Stephanitis typicus (Tingidae: Hemiptera)
Both nymphs and adults suck the sap from the leaves causing yellowing and discolouration of leaves.       Adult is small dull coloured bug with transparent shiny lace like reticulate wing. Female laysan average of 30 eggs, singly inserted in leaf tissue. Egg period is 12 days. Nymphal period is 13 days.