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Fourlined Plant Bug Insect Poecilocapsus lineatus Miridae Hemiptera Simple One
The Fourlined Plant Bug is a pest of many food crops and ornamental species, capable of causing serious damage if infestations are heavy.
Description
The adult has a unique appearance, with yellow and black striped along its back.
Symptoms and Signs
Foliar spotting, blotching, distortion, and leaf drop.
Ecology
Host plants
../Acer/ (Maple)
../Aconitum/ (Monkshood)
../Ageratum/ (Flossflower)
../Alchemilla/ (Lady's Mantle)
../Antirrhinum/ (Snapdragon)
../Artemisia/
../Astilbe/ (Astilbe)
../Chrysanthemum/
../Cirsium/ (Thistle)
../Coreopsis/ (Tickseed)
../Cornus/ (Dogwood)
../Cucumis/ (Cucumber)
../Cucurbita/ (Squash)
../Dahlia/
../Delphinium/
../Forsythia/
../Gaillardia/ (Blanket flower)
../Geranium/ (Hardy Geranium)
../Helianthus/ (Sunflower)
../Heuchera/ (Alumroot)
../Hydrangea/
../Hyssopus/ (Hyssop)
../Ipomoea/ (Morning Glory)
../Lactuca/ (Lettuce)
../Lavandula/ (Lavender)
../Leucanthemum/ (Daisy)
../Lonicera/ (Honeysuckle)
../Lupinus/ (Lupine)
../Mentha/ (Mint)
../Origanum/ (Oregano)
../Paeonia/ (Peony)
../Papaver/ (Poppy)
../Pastinaca/ (Parsnip)
../Phlox/
../Pisum/ (Pea)
../Potentilla/
../Raphanus/ (Radish)
../Rhododendron/ (Rhododendron, Azalea)
../Ribes/ (Currant)
../Rosa/ (Rose)
../Rubus/ (Bramble)
../Rudbeckia/ (Coneflower)
../Salvia/ (Sage)
../Solanum/ (Nightshade)
../Veronica/ (Speedwell)
../Viburnum/
../Weigela/
../Zinnia/
Control
Control weedy hosts Hand picking ../Acephate/, ../Pyrethroids/, ../Chlorpyrifos/, ../Cyfluthrin/, ../Fluvalinate/, ../Malathion/ ../Horticultural Oil/, ../Insecticidal Soap/, ../Pyrethrum/ ../Beauveria/ Apply sprays in late spring or early summer, monitor in mid to late spring.
References
University of Vermont
University of Arkansas
University of Connecticut
Penn State University