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Western tarnished plant bug Geotagged,Lygus hesperus,Spring,United States,Western tarnished plant bug Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Western tarnished plant bug

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Looks like Lygus sp. to me. Posted 7 years ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
      morpheme
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      Indeed - thanks! I may even be able to get down to species with the help of BugGuide. I'll have to look for look-alike, but at first go it looks a lot like Lygus hesperus. Posted 7 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        You’re welcome :). It certainly looks a lot like L. hesperus. Posted 7 years ago

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The Western tarnished plant bug

The Western tarnished plant bug is a serious pest of cotton, strawberries, and seed crops such as alfalfa. In the state of California alone the bug causes US$30 million in damage to cotton plants each year, and at least US$40 million in losses to the state's strawberry industry.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded May 6, 2018. Captured May 4, 2018 08:34 in Atwood Rd, White Salmon, WA 98672, USA.
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  • X-E2
  • f/1.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO1600
  • 55mm