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four-lined plant bug

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Also known as: Poecilocapsus lineatus
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The four-lined plant bug (Poecilocapsus lineatus) is a type of plant bug, which belongs to the insect order Heteroptera. This yellowish bug is found in eastern and central North America and is characterized by four longitudinal black stripes down its back.12

Plant bugs are small, soft-bodied insects, typically less than 10 mm long, with four-segmented antennae and a beak. The four-lined plant bug feeds on the sap of various wild and cultivated plants, including blueberries, currants, and gooseberries. This feeding causes brown spots on leaves, leading them to wither. Females lay eggs in plant stems, and there is one generation per year.2

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