Tarnished Plant Bug

Agricultural fields, gardens, and meadows with various herbaceous plants and fruit trees

Generalist feeder that consumes plant juices from over half of all commercially grown crop species, including cotton and strawberries

Highly mobile and active during the day; they pierce plant tissues with their mouthparts and inject saliva that causes tissue necrosis

Significant agricultural pest that causes damage to buds, flowers, and developing fruits; provides no notable benefit to humans