University of Georgia , Bugwood.org

tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) life cycle

Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) adult(s) on broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)

Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) adult(s) on broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)

Barry Freeman, Auburn University, Bugwood.org

feeding damage on boll. Note the dark sunken spots and the brown immature seeds.

Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

on clover.

Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

a serious pest of alfalfa being grown for seed.

Louis Tedders, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) adult(s)

John C. French Sr., Retired, Universities:Auburn, GA, Clemson and U of MO, Bugwood.org

Two adult tarnished plant bugs, Lygus lineolaris, on a cotton leaf.

Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

On Daisy

Ronald Smith, Auburn University, Bugwood.org

on daisy fleabane

Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org

tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) adult(s)

Ronald Smith, Auburn University, Bugwood.org

"crazy cotton", or abnormal growth due to feeding in terminal