Horticulture/Lygus lineolaris

The Tarnished Plant Bug is a serious pest of both food crops and ornamentals, with a wide range of hosts and capable of causing considerable damage.

Symptoms and Signs
Buds and terminal branches often become yellowed, wilted, or aborted due to heavy sap feeding.

Host plants
Affected genera include but are not limited to the following:


 * ../Amaranthus/ (Amaranth)
 * ../Apium/
 * ../Armoracia/ (Horseradish)
 * ../Asparagus/
 * ../Aster/
 * ../Astilbe/
 * ../Beta/ (Beet)
 * ../Brassica/ (Coles)
 * ../Capsicum/ (Pepper)
 * ../Chenopodium/
 * ../Chrysanthemum/
 * ../Cichorium/
 * ../Citrullus/ (Watermelon)
 * ../Conyza/ (Horseweed)
 * ../Coriandrum/ (Coriander, Cilantro)
 * ../Cucumis/ (Cucumber, Melon)
 * ../Cucurbita/ (Squash)
 * ../Cynara/ (Artichoke)
 * ../Dahlia/
 * ../Daucus/ ( Carrot)
 * ../Erogeron/ (Fleabane)
 * ../Foeniculum/ (Fennel)
 * ../Fragaria/ (Strawberry)
 * ../Glycine/ (Soybean)
 * ../Gossypium/ (Cotton)
 * ../Helianthus/ (Sunflower)
 * ../Hydrangea/
 * ../Impatiens/
 * ../Ipomoea/ (Morning Glory, Sweet Potato)
 * ../Lactuca/ (Lettuce)
 * ../Laryx/ (Larch)
 * ../Lycopersicon/ (Tomato)
 * ../Malus/ (Apple)
 * ../Medicago/ (Medic, Alfalfa)
 * ../Papaver/ (Poppy)
 * ../Pastinaca/ (Parsnip)
 * ../Petroselinum/ (Parsley)
 * ../Phaseolus/ (Bean)
 * ../Phlox/
 * ../Picea/ (Spruce)
 * ../Pinus/ (Pine)
 * ../Pisum/ (Pea)
 * ../Prunus/ (Stone Fruits)
 * ../Pseudostuga/ (Douglassfir)
 * ../Pyrus/ (Pear)
 * ../Raphanus/ (Radish)
 * ../Rubus/ (Bramble)
 * ../Rudbeckia/ (Coneflower)
 * ../Rumex/ (Dock)
 * ../Salvia/ (Sage)
 * ../Solanum/ (Nightshades)
 * ../Solidago/ (Goldenrod)
 * ../Spinacia/ (Spinach)
 * ../Tagetes/ (Marigold)
 * ../Trifolium/ (Clover)
 * ../Verbena/
 * ../Viburnum/
 * ../Vicia/ (Vetch)
 * ../Vigna/
 * ../Zea/ (Corn)
 * ../Zinnia/