Biology:Lygus hesperus
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Short description: Species of true bug
Lygus hesperus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Miridae |
Genus: | Lygus |
Species: | L. hesperus
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Binomial name | |
Lygus hesperus (Knight, 1917)
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Lygus hesperus, the western tarnished plant bug, 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 Agriculture (UC ANR). https://www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/strawberry/lygus-bug/.
Wikidata ☰ Q6707813 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lygus hesperus.
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