Leaf-Footed Bug on Pomegranate

Pomegranate's primary pest in the southwestern US, piercing fruit and causing spoilage.

Leaf-Footed Bug on pomegranate

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Signs on pomegranate

Brown sunken spots on fruit
Internal seed darkening
Adult bugs aggregating on fruit

Controls

Trap crops (sunflower, sorghum)
Hand-picking adults at dawn
Pyrethrin sprays during peak feeding
Encouraging predator populations