SUCKING INSECTS

INSECTS AND MITES THAT SUCK THE JUICES FROM FOLIAGE, FRUITS, STEMS AND ROOTS, CAUSING DISCOLORATION, STUNTING DEFORMED FRUIT AND OTHER DAMAGE

LEAFFOOTED BUGS, Leptoglossus spp.
Description Picture Damage
  • large bugs about 3/4 inch long
  • generally gray-colored with a white line across the back
  • hind legs expanded with jagged edges
  • all stages may be present together sometimes




    • Photo credit: Extension Entomology, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University

  • typical sucking insect damage
  • tomatoes may be pockmarked or misshapen
  • beans and peas may be discolored or taste bad



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    Last modified: March 31, 1998