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KayCisko Crystal Lake, IL May 27, 2021

It is destroying my penstemon. Only found this one so far.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 27, 2021

This is a nymph of a four-lined plant bug (Poecilocapsus lineatus) in the family Miridae; see https://pbase.com/tmurray74/image/78909832 for an image. The marks on your plant are not from chewing, but from the bugs removal of plant fluids by their needle-like mouthparts. See https://savvygardening.com/four-lined-plant-bugs/ for some control suggestions.

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KayCisko Crystal Lake, IL May 28, 2021

Thank you!

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KayCisko Crystal Lake, IL May 28, 2021

Also awaiting the hatching of Praying Mantids in my garden. I found a nest/egg sack about 12 inches above ground on my clematis. I wish they could hatch before all these pests started to!

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