(Photo by Diego Nieto) As this predatory life cycle repeats again and again, scientists say the European Peristenus parasites are helping to reduce populations of Lygus bugs in the Monterey Bay.

Different crops can be attacked by different pests, but the quarter-inch-long critter known as the lygus bug has a broad appetite. More than 200 plants may be hosts for lygus, causing damage to ...

Tarnished plant bugs (Lygus lineolaris) are also commonly known as lygus bugs. They are native to North America and ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. — Researchers are tallying the cost of lygus bugs to Washington potato farmers to help determine the most efficient way to control the tiny insects. “We need to know if the ...

The researchers studied the Lygus bug, a common cotton pest in California. (Scott Loarie/ iNaturalist) Insect infestations pose danger to humans by destroying crops, spreading disease, and damaging ...

Lygus bugs cause the berries to deform. But the bugs like alfalfa better than strawberries, so some farmers plant one bed of alfalfa for every 50 rows of berries. As the lygus bugs crowd into the ...

Lygus bugs, beet armyworms, potato psyllids, aphids, thrips — every crop has its pest, but growers and scientists say the drought is triggering a change in insect behavior, producing a boon of ...

This project will focus on insulin signaling in Lygus hesperus, the western tarnished plant bug, commonly called "Lygus bugs". Most of us know insulin as a hormone to maintain proper blood sugar ...

A pheromone has been discovered that is released by female insects after mating that tells males exactly when they are ready to mate again. Researchers have identified a pheromone released by ...

Schell’s efforts related to previous work, such as providing a greater understanding of the lygus bug life cycles, and improving control efforts for the pest that impacts alfalfa and sainfoin seed ...