four-lined plant bug

Fourlined Plant Bugs are native to North America. They feature four black longitudinal lines on a yellow to yellowish-green background, which is referenced by the common name and the specific epithet; lineatus is Latin for “lined.”

Four-Lined Plant Bugs (Poecilocapsus lineatus, family Hemiptera) are one of the sneakiest, quickest hitting spring pests found in Ohio. Hordes of hungry bugs descend seemingly out of nowhere to cause extensive leaf damage, then they just fade away leaving behind their foliar wreckage.

Perennial plants (and others) are showing damage caused by four-lined plant bug (Poecilocapus lineatus) with some plants exhibiting heavy damage.  For instance, my oregano is totally obliterated.  I usually say no worries to this pest as it is a one and done insect; it has one life cycle in the early part of spring.  The damage is caused early enough in the season that I don't usually worry about taking action with pesticides.  However, this year is anything but normal and I am altering my normal approach a bit.

...