Insect ID

DogsandDirt · April 18, 2012

This beetle is sucking the life out of my Valencia Orange bell pepper. It has a red abdomen and head, yellow and black stripes on it's back, and leaves small holes on the leaves and blossoms. A Google search turned up nothing and it's not shown in any of my garden books. Any ideas on identification and for (organic) control?

bug belly.jpg pepper bug.jpg pepper damage.jpg

DogsandDirt · April 18, 2012

Right after I posted I found a link and identification for the four-lined plant bug, Poecilocapsus lineatus

http://agrilife.org/citybugs/2010/05...cks-a-big-bite

April 18, 2012	#1
DogsandDirt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dallas/FortWorth, TX Posts: 116	Insect ID This beetle is sucking the life out of my Valencia Orange bell pepper. It has a red abdomen and head, yellow and black stripes on it's back, and leaves small holes on the leaves and blossoms. A Google search turned up nothing and it's not shown in any of my garden books. Any ideas on identification and for (organic) control? bug belly.jpg pepper bug.jpg pepper damage.jpg