It feeds on "Ficus carica" and "Nerium oleander". They have been recorded in oases and wadi gorges having "Tamarix" or "Nerium oleander" vegetation. In Turkey, zaqqum (zakkum) is Nerium oleander. The local flora consists of many Pine, Nerium oleander, Palmaes and Eucalyptus trees. Oleandrin is a toxic cardiac glycoside found in oleander ("Nerium oleander L."). Oleanders (Nerium oleander) had been planted by the 1950s, and remain on site today. This bug also feeds on "A. nivea", "Sarcostemma clausa", "Calotropis procera", and "Nerium oleander". Flora in the area includes "Nerium oleander", "Platanus orientalis", and "Adiantum capillus-veneris".