Seasonal group behavior of adult Jadera haematoloma (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) in central Florida following host seed exhaustion

Abstract

Summer-diapausing adult Jadera haematoloma (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) were observed forming non-mating stationary groups in the canopy of host trees following exhaustion of host seeds on the ground. Group position was biased towards the terminal leaves throughout the crown, corresponding to where flowers are produced. Groups dispersed within a week of the onset of host flowering.