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tarnished plant bug
noun
: a common hemipterous brownish bug (Lygus lineolaris) of eastern North America that causes injury to plants especially by sucking sap from buds, leaves, and fruits
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Other possible causes include frost injury to flowers and young fruits or tarnished plant bug injury. 
Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 18 June 2021 Attacks of tarnished plant bugs show up as black joints or brown, sunken areas. The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2017
Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 18 June 2021 Attacks of tarnished plant bugs show up as black joints or brown, sunken areas. The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2017 Word History
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above