Lygus rugulipennis offered a choice of sweet pepper (salad host) and nettle (wild host) leaves in a darkened choice chamber – summary of results.

1n = 30 for each sex. Mann-Whitney test used to compare median time on leaf; Chi square test used to compare number of first contacts; ns = not significant.In the choice tests with nettle and sweet pepper males of L. rugulipennis made first contact with sweet pepper on significantly more occasions than nettle This was the only preference exhibited by male or female L. rugulipennis in this set of experiments.