Title: Tarnished Plant Bug
Summary: Among the several species of plant bugs that invade New Hampshire fruit, vegetable and
ornamental crops, the one that does the most damage is the tarnished plant bug (TPB),
Lygus lineolaris. This pest is a threat to strawberries and will
also damage peaches, pears, raspberries, apples, and grapes, as
well as beans, beets, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber,
potatoes, turnips and many ornamentals. TPB can cause several
types of injury: scarred or dwarfed fruit, catfacing, aborted fruit
buds and dwarfed or misshapen plants.
Resource type: Text
Format: PDF
Size: 205 KB
Language: English
Date created / revised: 09-September-2000
Creator: Alan Eaton
Publisher: UNH Cooperative Extension
Permalink: http://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/Resource000555_Rep577.pdf
