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 ...

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 ...

A few slow-moving bugs have shown up in my house. Sometimes they fly a little. They’re about 1/2 -inch long and gray-brown. Do I need to spray? Are the hind legs flattened and do they look like a leaf ...

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 ...

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 ...

It has been an excellent year for tomato and peach production. But unfortunately, leaf-footed bugs, stink bugs and spider mites are taking advantage of the bounty. Leaf-footed bugs are up to 1 inch ...

Why do gardeners need to identify garden bugs before taking action against them? When should we leave them to their natural activities? A look at assassin bugs, leaf footed bugs, squash bugs and stink ...

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: ...

This leaf-footed bug has an apt descriptive name, because the critter looks exactly like it is carrying around a leaf on its hind leg Robert Brown took this photo in his Virginia Beach yard. He had ...

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 ...