Lygus hesperus

Western tarnished plant bug
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Miridae
Genus:	Lygus
Species:	L. hesperus
Binomial name
	Lygus hesperus; (Knight, 1917)

The Western tarnished plant bug (Lygus hesperus) is a serious pest of cotton, strawberries, and seed crops^{[clarification needed]} 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.

Hosts

Strawberry in California.^[1] See also Western Tarnished Plant Bug in California.

References

^ Zalom, F.G.; Bolda, M.P.; Dara, S.K. (July 2018). "Lygus Bugs (Western Tarnished Plant Bug) Agriculture: Strawberry Pest Management Guidelines". UC Integrated Pest Management (UC IPM). UC Agriculture (UC ANR). Retrieved 2022-06-27.

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[straw-UC-IPM-lygus-1] Zalom, F.G.; Bolda, M.P.; Dara, S.K. (July 2018). "Lygus Bugs (Western Tarnished Plant Bug) Agriculture: Strawberry Pest Management Guidelines". UC Integrated Pest Management (UC IPM). UC Agriculture (UC ANR). Retrieved 2022-06-27.

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