tarnished plant bug

noun

1. a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarnished plant bug¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Knows of a plantation not mulched at all, that suffered more than any other this year from the tarnished plant bug.

From Project Gutenberg

Of the latter, Lygus pratensis, the tarnished plant-bug, is reported by Professor Crosby as sucking blood.

From Project Gutenberg