According to Dale Pollet, the leaf-footed plant bug, in their early stages of development, are often confused with the beneficial predator known as the assassin bug. The assassin bug will bite you and ...

Q: I was reading up on controlling the leaf-footed plant bugs on my pistachio and almond trees and came across a recommendation by the University of California to use a pesticide containing bifenthrin ...

Have you ever noticed a small, orange-and-black critters congregating on your summer vegetable plants? Similarly, have you encountered a larger one that appears to be wearing bell bottom pants? A ...

Q: The last couple of years, the fruit on my pom tree gets brown spots, and it is rotten inside. Any ideas? A: Yes, it’s likely that insects are feeding on your pomegranate fruit and the feeding ...

Silly looking leaf-footed bugs (Leptoglossus phyllopus) have arrived to dine on my tomatoes. Some of the spidery sepals that perch like hats on tomatoes looked like they had multiplied several times ...

These insects are the nymphs of leaf-footed bugs. They will grow up to be the large, brown leaf-footed bugs often spotted in gardens. They damage vegetables. For instance, they cause tomato fruit to ...

Since relatively few plants really thrive in the Mojave Desert, we’d rather not share our limited bounty with insect pests. Around this time of year, however, gardeners who have pomegranate trees need ...

This column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions that recently came into the UCCE Master Gardener – Yolo County Help Desk. Question: ...

is a bug of many names, found to be known as: pumpkin bug, giant leaf-footed bug, giant spine-headed bug, and, according to one website, a "bad dude." They are known to feed on gourds, melons, and ...

Q: We have 30-year-old Rhaphiolepis indica planted in a slightly raised planter. One side was particularly hit hard by the freeze a few years ago (17 degrees in Tucson in February), or so we thought, ...

The first thing you’re likely to notice about the Florida leaf-footed bug, other than its generally grotesque appearance, are the red tips on its antennae. Pick one up and you’ll quickly observe ...

Insects are the most numerous life form on the planet, with 80 percent of the world’s species having six legs at some point in their lives. In order to successfully survive every season, a variety of ...