INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN COTTON

Lygus Bug Management Workgroup

ANR Workgroup WG99-071

RESOURCES
Inventory
Summary

LYGUS SUMMIT
Biology/Ecology
Lygus in western
   landscapes
Impact on
   western crops
Future of Lygus
   management

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Last update: 12/30/2002

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Lygus bugs are indigenous insect pests in the order Hemiptera. They feed on floral and seed parts. Depending on the host, Lygus can cause loss of quantity (yield) as well as quality (surface scarring or pitting). The host range of Lygus hesperus is large with 110 host associations being reported. 

The purpose of the Workgroup is to bring together Research and Extension personnel in the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and other agencies to:

• Share information

• Exchange ideas

• Coordinate activities

• Identify research and extension opportunities

To learn more about the workgroup, including objectives, members and activities click here.

To learn about the workgroup’s accomplishments click on the item of interest:

• Lygus resources: Extension and Research Inventory

• Lygus Summit: Proceedings from a western U.S. conference