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Tarnished Plant Bug

Tarnished Plant Bug
The tarnished plant bug is found throughout North America but is primarily a pest in temperate areas. It has two to five generations per year, depending on location. It is a true bug with piercing-sucking mouthparts. Adults are 6-6.5 mm long, oval and somewhat flattened.

They are greenish-brown in color with reddish brown markings on the wings. A distinguishing characteristic is a small but distinct yellow-tipped triangle in the center of the back. They overwinter as adults under leaf litter, stones, and tree bark and in other protected places.

Damage to beans from Tarnished Plant Bug

Tarnished plant bug damage