Leaf-Footed Bugs on Solanaceous Crops
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Leaf-footed bugs (Leptoglossus spp). Leaf-footed bugs get their name from the expanded tibia of the hind leg. They are closely related to stink bugs and also feed with piercing-sucking mouthparts but are not in the same family. Leaf-footed bugs are becoming more common, particularly on tomatoes, causing damage similar to that of stink bugs. Leaf-footed
bugs may be observed after flowering through the fall.
A leaf-footed bug on tomatoes.
(Photo: UK Vegetable IPM Team)
