UPDATE: As of 2024 Banana Lacewing has been found on the Big Island.
The Hawai‛i Dept. of Agriculture has announced a new pest called the Banana Lacewing Bug (Stephanitis typica). This pest has a variety of hosts, not just bananas. As of June 2020, this lacewing has only been found on O‛ahu. Please report any new sightings to the Hawai‛i Dept. of Agriculture Plant Pest Control.
Hosts:
- African Oil Palm (Elaeis quineensis)
- Bananas (Musa spp.)
- Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora)
- Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
- Champedak (Artocarpus integer)
- Coconut (Cocos nucifera)
- Colocasia sp.
- Edible Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
- Flowers (Alpinia spp.)
- Heliconia spp.
- Plantain (Musa x paradisiaca)
- Soursop (Annona muricata)
- Tumeric (Curcuma longa)
