Pest on crop
Leaf-Footed Bug on pomegranate
Leptoglossus species
Pomegranate's primary pest in the southwestern US, piercing fruit and causing spoilage.
- Pest
- Leaf-Footed Bug
- Scientific name
- Leptoglossus species
- Crop
- Pomegranate
- Total hosts
- 1
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
IPM controls
- ✓ Trap crops (sunflower, sorghum)
- ✓ Hand-picking adults at dawn
- ✓ Pyrethrin sprays during peak feeding
- ✓ Encouraging predator populations
Other crops affected by leaf-footed bug
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