Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops (2+1)

4. Shoot bug

4. Shoot bug - Pachypeltis politus W. and P.measarum Kerk. (Miridae: Hemiptera)

Damage

• Both nymphs and adults suck the sap from tender leaves causing leaf blotches leading to ultimate drying.
Bionomics

• The Adult is reddish brown bug.
  
• It thrusts its eggs singly within the tender plant parts.
  
• Egg period is 8-16 days. Fecundity is 72 eggs / female.
  
• Nymphal period lasts for 12-18 days.
  
• The incidence of this pest is severe in June-October.