Pest Identification- Pepper Plant

Traveler237 · May 13, 2015

Hi All!
I noticed this pest on my Pepper Plant yesterday and cannot identify it. Wondering if someone out there has seen this one before or know if its good or bad for my plants??

Thanks!

heirloomtomaguy · May 14, 2015

I looks like the dreaded lygus bug. If it is insecticidal soap works great for them. They attack the flowers more than anything else. Keep an eye on the maters because they really like those flowers. Last year i had thousands of them over night.

Traveler237 · May 14, 2015

Thank you!

ginger2778 · May 14, 2015

I just googled " photo lygus bug" and this exact bug came up. Good call Heirloomtomatoguy.

May 14, 2015	#2
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	I looks like the dreaded lygus bug. If it is insecticidal soap works great for them. They attack the flowers more than anything else. Keep an eye on the maters because they really like those flowers. Last year i had thousands of them over night. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

May 14, 2015	#3
Traveler237 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: East Bay Hills-Bay Area, California Posts: 10	Thank you!

May 14, 2015	#4
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	I just googled " photo lygus bug" and this exact bug came up. Good call Heirloomtomatoguy.