The
greenbug is lime-green colored with a darker green stripe running down the length
of its back. The outer half of its antennae and tips of the legs are black,
as are the tips of its cornicles (tail pipe looking projections on the rear
of the aphid). Use the Economic Threshold Calculator and Glance
'n Go sampling to determine the need for insecticidal treatment
in wheat.
Bottom right: Greenbug damaged wheat.
Below: Colony of greenbugs with a few corn leaf aphids mixed in. Can you
pick out the CLA's