Genome of the Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris.

The tarnished plant bug (TPB), Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), has a wide range of distribution in North and South America and is adapted to a wide range of climatic conditions. More than 500 host plant species have been reported across the range of distribution and about 300 host plants support reproduction. TPB is a pest of a wide range of cultivated crops and considered one of the most important pests of cotton in the mid-South region of USA. Piercing and sucking mode of feeding by this species damage cotton fruiting structures and bolls not only due to multiple probing before feeding, but also due to residual digestive enzyme activity after feeding is completed.

锈蚀植物蚱蜢（TPB），学名 Lygus lineolaris（Palisot de Beauvois），在南北美洲拥有广泛的分布范围，并对多种气候条件具有适应性。在其分布范围内，已报道超过500种宿主植物物种，其中约300种宿主植物支持其繁殖。TPB是一种广泛危害多种栽培作物的害虫，在美国中南部地区，被视为棉花最重要的害虫之一。该物种通过刺吸式取食方式，不仅因取食前的多次探针行为损害了棉花的结实结构及棉铃，而且在取食完成后，残留的消化酶活性也造成了进一步的损害。