Lygus spp.
Pest description and crop damage Adults are 0.2 inch long with a light yellow 'V' on the back. Lygus bugs pierce and damage meristematic tissue causing blasted buds, blossom drop, and shriveled seed. Lygus bugs reduce yields of alsike and ladino clover seed but are not considered a pest of red clover. Clover seed weevil treatments usually control lygus on white clover.
Management-chemical control
- bifenthrin (Batallion 2EC, Brigade 2EC, Discipline 2EC) at 0.06 to 0.1 lb ai/A. REI 12 hr. Do not apply to blooming crop or allow to drift while bees are actively visiting bloom. Do not make more than 3 applications per crop year. Allow at least 21 days between treatments. Do not graze clover after applying. Do not cut treated clover for hay or forage. Do not use harvested seed for sprouting. No part of the treated field, including seed, seed screenings, hay, forage, or stubble, may be used for human or animal feed. Processed seed must be labeled. 24c SLN: Batallion 2EC, OR-200006 (expires 12/31/2025), Brigade 2EC, OR-070015 (expires 11/20/2024), ID-070009 (expires 12/31/26); Discipline 2EC, OR-040039 (expires 12/21/2025) ID-040009 (12/31/25). Oregon and Idaho only.