Pest Profile

Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus lineolaris
  • Tarnished plant bug
  • Tarnished plant bug nymph
  • Tarnished plant bug

Pest Description

Tarnished plant bugs feed and lay eggs on canola during budding. Damage includes flower abortion and poor seed set with small, shriveled seeds.

Chemical Name

Product(s)

bifenthrin

Annex, Bifenthrin, Capture, Discipline, Empower, Fanfare, Sniper and Tundra

deltamethrin

Delta Gold

lambda-cyhalothrin

Lambda T, Silencer, Taiga Z and Warrior with Zeon Technology

gamma-cyhalothrin

Proaxis

soap salts

M-Pede

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Source of information

http://entomology.k-state.edu/extension/insect-information/crop-pests/canola/plant-bugs.html

Pest photo source

J.P. Michaud, Wendy Johnson, KSU Entomology