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LYGUS II


LYGUS II
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Copyright: Ram Thakur (ramthakur) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3298 W: 167 N: 9919] (32178)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-11
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony DSC-P200
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-10 7:19
Viewed: 612
Points: 44
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LYGUS

The genus Lygus includes over 40 species of plant-feeding insects in the family Miridae. At one time, nearly 200 species were classified as genus Lygus, but most of those have since been reclassified into new or existing genera. The term lygus bug is used for any member of genus Lygus. The more well-known lygus bugs are those that have agricultural impacts. Some lygus bugs are very serious agricultural pests.

The insects appear as small oval creatures. Adult lygus are approximately 3 mm wide and 6 mm long, colored anything in a range from pale green to reddish brown or black. The bugs can be solid shaded or mottled, and have a distinctive triangle or V-shape on their backs. Adults are capable of flight, and will often thus escape when approached. Nymphs are wingless, and being light green in color, are often mistaken for aphids. However, lygus nymphs have harder shells, are typically more active, gain spots as they age, and lack aphid abdominal tubes.
Lygus bugs are known for their destructive feeding habits - they puncture plant tissues with their piercing mouthparts, and feed by sucking sap. Both the physical injury and the plant's own reaction to the bugs' saliva cause damage to the plant. The females insert their eggs directly into the plant tissues using piercing ovipositors, and the newly emerged nymphs are voracious consumers of plant tissue juices. Signs that a plant has been attacked by lygus bugs include discoloration, deformation of shoots and stems, curling of leaves, and lesions on the plant tissues.

• The tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) feeds on over half of all commercially-grown crop plants, but favors cotton, alfalfa, beans, stone fruits, and conifer seedlings. This bug can be found across North America, from northern Canada to southern Mexico.
• The western tarnished plant bug (Lygus hesperus) is a very serious pest of cotton, strawberries, and seed crops such as alfalfa. In the state of California alone the bug causes US$30 million in damage to cotton plants each year, and at least US$40 million in losses to the state's strawberry industry.
• The European tarnished plant bug (Lygus rugulipennis) is distributed throughout Europe, where it will feed on over 400 types of crop plant from peach trees to wheat to lettuce.

Some methods of biological pest control have proved useful against lygus bugs. For example, wasps of the genus Peristenus are parasitoids of lygus bugs; an adult wasp will inject an egg into a lygus nymph, and once the egg hatches the wasp's larva will consume the nymph from the inside out.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lygus
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Hello Ram,
I like this green image. The bug species is interesting as al;so the note is. Composition and exposure are well chosen. The only thing is the size of this animal. Would be nice to see in in higher magnification.
Best greetings and TFS!
Michal

Bonjour,
Intéressante punaise bien cadrée.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Hi Ram, interesting shot of this insect. good placement in frame and you have captured nice details. I have a similar looking subject which I could not get an ID for it looks very similar to this. I may post it sometime this week. Well done.

This is so beautiful. Lovely composition, interesting to see.
Achim

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2007-04-10 9:17]

Hi Ram,
Splendid insect you have presented. Nice subdued colour and sharp details. I like the way one of its antennae is up and the other down. Superb POV and green BG. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
  • [2007-04-10 9:35]

Hello Ram,
Wonderful Lygus close up.I liked POV,sharpness,simple BG,clear details and framing a lot.TFS

Hi Ram,
Awesome close up capture.
Nice soft tones of green.
Deatils and POV are marvellous.
Very well presented.

Hi Ram,
Interesting Lygus. The greens of the leaf are really nice and dark and I like how the insects legs seem to match the leaves almost. good DOF and Sharpness.
Regards
Matt.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-04-10 10:33]

Hi Ram,

Wonderful macro! Amazing details on this bug. He shows off so well against the green leaf. I love the composition of this shot.

Jane

Hello Ram,
Nice shot on this tiny insect. Composition and color contrast are great. The blurred background isolated the Lygus well. TFS this fine image.
JC

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  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 555 W: 0 N: 1134] (5196)
  • [2007-04-10 13:11]

nice colours with good sharpness and POV backgroaund is also well looking .well done
TFS
selamlar
ridvan

Very nice pov Ram and that antennae pointing to forward, looks like a periscope searching for behind the leaf.
Greetings,
Ersin

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  • star74 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 212 W: 3 N: 598] (2474)
  • [2007-04-10 13:56]

Hello Ram,
Very clear capture of this insect with fine details and colors.
Overall great composition.
TFS

Hello Ram
Excellent shot from genus Lygus,
Great sharpness and lighting,
Fantastic colors and POV,Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

Hello Ram the lighting here is superb love the detail and contrast great colours tfs rgds Necip.

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  • lgfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 13 N: 279] (1536)
  • [2007-04-10 16:38]

Great macro shot Ram. I like the green in green composition and great visibility of structure of the bug.TFS

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  • Swats Silver Star Critiquer [C: 37 W: 0 N: 3] (151)
  • [2007-04-11 0:26]

Hi Ram,
Great capture! Liked the composition. Nice colours and details.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2007-04-11 4:21]

Sir
Classical shot and wonderful POV.
The color and the framing is very good
Ganesh

bonjour ram
tout comme l'insecte le bord de la feuille est parfaitement net et detache tres bien le sujet du BG.
bonnes couleurs et details.
laurent

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 469 W: 60 N: 947] (3016)
  • [2007-04-11 5:04]
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Hello Sir
The menacing body looks such a handsome guy through your camera.The well saturated colors provide the right contrast to his dark copperish skin.The BG adds beautiful color to the scene.
Is that done with Photoshop?
TFS & Cheers

Hola Ram,
Buena toma de este insecto que parece tan pequeño por la relación con la hoja, buena nitidez con mucho detalle, la luz es excelente. Saludos
José Ramón

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2007-04-13 14:52]

Hello Ram,
a very well composed shot, with excellent colors and nice sharp details. Great POV and the green background is a nice contrast to the browns of the bug. Very well done.
TFS..Sky

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