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Leaf-Footed Bug Damage to Mirliton Fruit 11 11 09 (chayote, “Sechium edule”)

Leaf-footed bug damage to immature mirliton flower. Dead flower on top. Note translucent "bubble" on top right of flower which is a sign of bug feeding. Feeding scars appear on other photographs.
Damage to immature fruit from Leaf Footed Bug. See photos of young leaf footed bugs on mirlitons Exudate from insect penetration of plant tissue is the translucent bubble on right side of dead fruit. what this round brown growth on top is, probably dried plant exudate Dead immature fruit with dead flower on top. The flowers are very vulnerable to Leaf-footed bugs if attacked at this stage.