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Four-lined Plant Bug (Poecilocapsus lineatus)
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Copyright © 2010
Lynn Bergen
plant bug nymph? -
Poecilocapsus lineatus
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
June 4, 2009
Observed on mint. I think the leaf damage is caused by this nymph.
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Contributed by
Lynn Bergen
on 23 May, 2010 - 12:29pm
Last updated 23 May, 2010 - 1:30pm
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Lynn Bergen
, 23 May, 2010 - 1:30pm
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Looks like the nymph of
the Four-lined Plant Bug (Poecilocapsus lineatus):
They feed on mint.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 23 May, 2010 - 12:41pm
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Thanks, Ken
I've long wondered who the culprit is out there in the mints.
Guess it's time for better fall cleanup!
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Lynn Bergen
, 23 May, 2010 - 1:30pm
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