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Big brown bugs eating magnolia #716306

Asked August 22, 2020, 1:00 PM EDT

last year my friend had an approx. 12 foot Magnolia planted in her yard. Recently she wondered why it's not nearly as leafy as last year.  We found a number of large (approx 1 inch) brown bugs on it. They look like stink bugs but with a long proboscis. One leaf had a cluster of miniatures of the same bugs (babies). Also found under a leaf, long brown strip of eggs. Can't find on internet what this is. Help?

Allegheny County Pennsylvania

Expert Response

Thanks for your question.  Your insect is most likely a Magnolia Leaf-footed bug.  Take a look at the information in the link below.  Please let me know if this description does not match the bug you are seeing. 

https://extension.psu.edu/magnolia-leaf-footed-bug#:~:text=Magnolia%20leaf%2Dfooted%20bugs%20are,but%20may%20be%20nuisance%20pests.
PA Virginia Replied August 22, 2020, 6:32 PM EDT

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