Lucerne Shield Bug
Catalogue Type
Plant Pests Catalogue
Scientific Name
Piezodorus hybneri
Family
Pentatomidae
Distinguishing Characters
Pale greenish or luteous tinged with greenish, thickly punctate; pronotum with the lateral margins, with a transverse pale or purplish fascia between the pronotal angles.
Host Crop
Cowpea, soybean, lucerne, lentil, and other pulses; also reported on cotton, sorghum, potato, tomato, chillies, brinjal, linseed, etc.
Order
Hemiptera
Photo of Insect
Photo of Damaged Crop
