Definitions for lygus
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1. Lygus, genus Lygusnoun

   plant-sucking bugs

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1. Lygus

   The genus Lygus includes over 40 species of plant-feeding insects in the family Miridae. The term lygus bug is used for any member of genus Lygus.

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1. lygus

   Lygus is a genus of insects in the family Miridae, commonly known as tarnished plant bug or lygus bugs. They are known to cause damage to crops such as cotton, strawberries, and seed crops by sucking plant sap and transmitting plant diseases.

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1. 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 cornicles. 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.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lygus in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lygus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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