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Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Test Your Knowledge- Brassica

Green insect nymph with 5 black spots on its back

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This is a picture of a tarnished plant bug nymph. They resemble aphids at this instar. To distinguish tarnished plant bug nymphs from aphids look for the presence of black dots on the insects’ backs. Tarnished plant bug nymphs have 5 black dots, while aphids have none.

Tarnished plant bug nymph Aphid nymph

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