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Soapberry bugs are known to feed on seeds from at least 40 different species of the plant family Sapindaceae. However, because our knowledge of soapberry bugs and their habits is so limited, it is likely that the number of hosts they utilize is actually much greater than what is currently known.

Listed below are the genera of the hosts known to be utilized by soapberry bugs. Within each genus page, you will find more information on host species within that genus, their distributions, and photos of those species.

Nearly all of the distribution information was found in the USDA's GRIN Taxonomy for Plants.

Acer saccharinum

Acer (Maple)

L. mitellatus on Alectryon oleifolius

Alectryon

Allophylus

Allophylus

Atalaya hemiglauca

Atalaya

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Blighia

Leptocoris tagalicus on Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Cardiospermum (Heartseed)

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Elattostachys

Jagera pseudorhus

Jagera

Koelreuteria elegans

Koelreuteria

Pappea capensis

Pappea

Paullinia pinnata

Paullinia

Pometia pinnata

Pometia

Sapindus

Sapindus (Soapberry)

Schleichera oleosa

Schleichera

Jadera haematoloma on Serjania

Serjania

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Thinouia