Published on: June 12, 2017
![Fig 1. Bronze bug adult. [G. Arakelian]](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests/blogfiles/44324small.jpg)
Fig 1. Bronze bug adult. [G. Arakelian]
[From the May 2017 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin]
The bronze bug (Thaumastocoris peregrinus) (Fig. 1), a serious and potentially damaging, sap-sucking insect pest of eucalypts, has very recently been detected in southern California. This pest is reported to destroy extensive areas of leaf tissue, often giving it a bronze tint, turning it yellow, red, and then brown to tan. Damage from the bronze bug eventually leads to leaf loss, canopy thinning, branch die back, and even tree death. A wide host range and its ability to survive in a variety of...
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