Tarnished Plant Bug
Insect Identification Sheet No. 21, 1991
Lyqus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois)
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Introduction
The tarnished plant bug is found throughout North America, but it is primarily a pest in temperate nondesert areas. It feeds on more than fifty economically important plants, including alfalfa, cotton, strawberries, brambles, and most tree fruits grown in the United States. It has two to five generations per year, depending on the location. The tarnished plant bug is a true bug (order Hemiptera, with piercing-sucking mouthparts.
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