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Tomatillo Bugs #755798
Asked June 12, 2021, 8:39 PM EDT
Hennepin County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thanks for the question.
The visitor on your tomatillo is known as a three lined potato beetle. Good ID on your part! In contrast to its name, it also loves to feast on tomatillo. The adults you are seeing recently emerged and will soon start mating and the females will start laying eggs. Although they can make your tomatillo look rather unsightly, they rarely do any harm with respect to the fruit. See the following for further information including remedial procedures:
https://extension.unh.edu/resource/three-lined-potato-beetle-fact-sheet-0
https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/threelined-potato-beetles
Good Luck!!