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Plant bugs

DDT at 10 pounds per acre to control the bollworm, boll weevil, cotton fleahopper, tarnished plant bug, rapid plant bug, and some species of cutworms and thrips. (On cotton just up it was found that only 0.07 pound per acre of aldrin, applied as an emulsion, was necessary for the control of cutworms and thrips.) Significantly, no increase in aphid population was noted following the use of the aldrin-DDT mixture (4). [Pg.180]

Straw- Organic, no Higher tarnished plant bug density and Rhainds et al. [Pg.105]

Baird D. S. (2001) Semiochemical studies on the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), the tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) and the varroa mite (Varroa destructor). In Chemistry. Simon Fraser University Burnaby. [Pg.501]

Causes Aphids tarnished plant bugs. Aphids are small, soft-bodied, green, black, gray, pink, or white fluffy-coated insects that suck plant sap. For a mild infestation, knock pests off plants with a blast of water. Control them by spraying plants with insecticidal soap or with a commercial neem or pyrethrin spray if infestation is severe. ... [Pg.59]

Cause Four-lined plant bugs. For recommended controls, see Buds and leaves deformed or dwarfed on page 178. [Pg.76]

Hardy and fairly pest-free, cranesbills suffer few problems beyond those common to most perennials. Geranium aphids and four-lined plant bugs may attack them see Leaves, stems, and buds distorted, sticky clusters of small insects on page 177 and Buds and leaves deformed or dwarfed on page 178 for information on controls. ... [Pg.104]

Leaves deformed shoot tips blackened. Cause Tarnished plant bugs. This pest is an active. light green to brown bug mottled with white, yellow, red. and black. When it feeds on the leaves, it produces a to.xin that deforms the leaves and blackens the terminal shoots and flowers. Tarnished plant bug overwinters on weeds and under. eaves, removing these havens w srea .. rtd e. ne ikelihood... [Pg.121]

Leaves with sunken, discolored spots. Cause Four-lined plant bugs. These A", yellow bugs have 4 black stripes on their wings. They are active in early summer. Control by handpicking use pyrethrin on leaves for severe infestations. [Pg.147]

Fruit with sunken, corky lesions. Cause Tarnished plant bugs. Bugs hibernate in nearby weeds and move into trees in the spring. For control, remove weeds and plant debris. For persistent infestation, hang white sticky traps in lower tree branches. [Pg.166]

Puckered, twisted leaves, no sticky honeydew Vegetables, fruits, ornamentals Thrips, leafhoppers, plant bugs, buffala treehoppers, spittlebugs/ froghoppers, nematodes... [Pg.264]

Vegetables, fruits, flowers Tarnished plant bugs and other plant bugs... [Pg.265]

Beneficial Effect Valuable predators of aphids, leafhoppers, plant bugs, spider mites, and small caterpillars in field crops and orchards. [Pg.273]

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