Leaf-footed Bug
Leptoglossusoppositus
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Mobile, Alabama
Barling, Arkansas
Long Beach, California
Coushatta, Louisiana
Pasadena, Maryland
Huntersville, North Carolina
Glouster, Ohio
Laurens, South Carolina
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live_at_peace
Charlotte, NC (Zone 8a) |
August 2010 |
Negative
These bugs are quite a pest. They suck sap, mainly from fruit. I found them on my tomato. The adults are difficult to get rid of since most pesticides don't affect them. Hand picking can be effective. I use a pair of large tweezers, jewelry / electronic, not the beauty isle kind. You can make some modified chopsticks, with the rubber band. Some people use a handheld vacuum. If your not using a vac you'll need a container to put them in. You can make a simple and easy handheld trap. Take a small disposable plastic food container, like the kind they sell lunch meat in, and use a utility knife to cut a large + in the lid. You can easily press it open with your thumb, slide the bug in and pull the tweezers back out. You can toss it or leave it until the bugs are dead and dump them out. If they... read more