Miridae
Length 7 - 8 mm
Description
The bug is narrowly oval, with pale yellowish brown soikes on the legs ,the membranous wing tips are brown in colour.
Biology
This bug has become a minor pest recenntly. The eggs are laid in September in young twigs of Hawthorn , Apple, Currant, Cherry or Lime. The green young hatch the following spring, and after 2 moults move to herbaceous plants particularly Netttle, Creeping Thistles, Groundsel, Dandilions, Black Nightshade, Potatoes and Strawberries. They mature in June . The adults lay eggs in the stems and leaf stalks of their food plants.The second generation is ,mature by September , and after pairing return to the twigs of Hawthorn and winter hosts. When this bug is found on Rasperberry (esp Scotland) it is often found thereon throughout visa viz Rose or Elder. This species may caisue damage to cultivated fruits such as Gooseberry , Currants and other Berries.
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