Feasting on Peppers

I found these leaf-footed-bug nymphs all over my sweet Italian frying peppers. Related to stink-bugs, they are sucking insects. That's right ... they suck! They have long piercing-sucking mouthparts that they poke into leaves, shoots, and fruit (veggies) to suck up the juices. This can result in depressions or discoloration / mottling to the surface of the fruit (veggie) at the feeding site. The good news... the food is still good for human consumption.

I think I saw the parents of these young'uns making whoopie on my tomatilla plants a few weeks ago. I should've been more diligent removing them!