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Notes: This important pest of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis in Florida also feeds on Acalypha, Ambrosia, Croton, Euonymus, Flacourtia, Gardenia, Hamelia, Ixora, Malpighin, Malvaviscus, Pelargonium, Pittosporum, Salvia and Trema; chemical control recommendations.