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Tomato Bug

Engytatus modestus

Insect
Damage Signs

The tomato bug is also known as the tomato suck bug because both nymphs and adults will insert their long mouthparts into the stem to feed.Rings develop around stemsat these feeding sites. The rings are thickened corky areas that become yellow to reddish. The stem is weakened and brittle at these rings and can easily break when touched, causing blossom drop, dropping of young fruit, and breakage of vine stems.Tomato bugs are common in tomato fields throughout the Central Valley and in southern C

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