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Found on millet (Pennisetum glaucum). On P. typhoides, Boukary et al. (1996, Can. Entomol) found that females lay their eggs at the collar of the plants during tillering; hatching and nymphal dispersal occur soon afterward. From the second instar on, nymphs migrate to the intermediate and upper levels of the plant. The reproductive cycle of this earwing species therefore appears closely synchronized with the development of the millet.