Micro-sprinklers in strawberries. Photo by Surendra Dara Strawberry is an important commercial crop in California primarily grown on the Central Coast in Watsonville, Santa Maria, and Oxnard production areas.
Western tarnished plant bug (Lygus hesperus), which is generally referred to as lygus bug, is a major pest of strawberries on the California Central Coast. Lygus bug feeding on developing berries causes fruit deformity.
Lygus bug nymphal and adult stages Lygus bug or western tarnished plant bug (Lygus hesperus) is a major pest in California strawberries and causes significant yield losses by contributing to the fruit deformity. Lygus bug is a hemipteran insect and has piercing and sucking mouthparts.
