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    The tarnished plant bug nymph passes through five instars and there can be 3-5 generations per year. They damage crops like celery, lettuce, broccoli and more by causing brown scarring and beads. Management includes using products with neem or Beauveria bassiana fungus which can provide around 50% control, and encouraging native and introduced parasitoids that have reduced populations by up to 75%.

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    The tarnished plant bug nymph passes through five instars and there can be 3-5 generations per year. They damage crops like celery, lettuce, broccoli and more by causing brown scarring and beads. Management includes using products with neem or Beauveria bassiana fungus which can provide around 50% control, and encouraging native and introduced parasitoids that have reduced populations by up to 75%.

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    The tarnished plant bug nymph passes through five instars and there can be 3-5 generations per year. They damage crops like celery, lettuce, broccoli and more by causing brown scarring and beads. Management includes using products with neem or Beauveria bassiana fungus which can provide around 50% control, and encouraging native and introduced parasitoids that have reduced populations by up to 75%.

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    Tarnished Plant Bug

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    Rajesh Kumar
    The tarnished plant bug nymph passes through five instars and there can be 3-5 generations per year. They damage crops like celery, lettuce, broccoli and more by causing brown scarring and beads. Management includes using products with neem or Beauveria bassiana fungus which can provide around 50% control, and encouraging native and introduced parasitoids that have reduced populations by up to 75%.

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    Tarnished Plant Bug

    Tarnished plant bug nymph

    Aphid

    Tarnished Plant Bug Biology


    Adults overwinter in litter Become active on warm days in early spring Lay eggs in stems and stalks Nymphs pass through five instars 3-5 generations per year

    Crops Damaged by Tarnished Plant Bug


    Celery, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, edible amaranths, snap beans, pepper, eggplant, potato, tomato, spinach, and strawberries.

    Tarnished Plant Bug Damage


    Brown scarring on midribs of lettuce, celery, and asian greens Brown beads in broccoli Sting and deform snap bean pods Sting flower buds of beans, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, causing them to fall Sting potato leaf petioles causing leaf wilting and death

    Tarnished Plant Bug Management


    Attracted to flower buds Large numbers can be found in alfalfa, clovers Will move from flowering weeds or cover crops to nearby susceptible crops if mowed, or allowed to dry down Expect an influx if nearby hay fields are mowed - row covers may be necessary

    Tarnished Plant Bug Management


    Neem products have showed fair (50-75%) control in trials Beauveria bassiana provided about 50% control in strawberries

    Peristenus digoneutis
    Larval parasitoid first introduced in alfalfa in northwestern New Jersey. Is spreading throughout New York. Has reduced TPB populations by 75% in alfalfa in New Jersey. Has been found in NY in strawberries. Other crops have not yet been studied.

    Anaphes iole
    Native egg parasitoid of tarnished plant bug

    Released at a rate of 15,000/A weekly in western strawberries. Reduces numbers up to 60%. Not tested in the northeast. Cost: $5.00/1000.

    Web site listing suppliers of beneficial organisms


    http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/ipmi nov/bensuppl.htm

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