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Four-lined plant bug

Have you seen me? Not me, as in me, Wizzie, but me as in me, this bug. We have them in the demonstration garden and I’ve been getting reports of them from all over town. Some people have seen damage, which is often mistaken for fungal damage. I suggest that you head out to the yard and start looking. Four-lined plant bugs are brightly colored. Nymphs (immatures) are red while older nymphs star to have wing pads with yellow and black stripes. Adults have fully developed wings that… Read More →