North Carolina strawberry growers and agricultural professionals are seeing increasing reports of tarnished plant bug in recent seasons, making timely identification and management more important than ever. This new NC State Extension fact sheet, Tarnished Plant Bug in Strawberries, provides practical guidance on pest biology, injury symptoms, scouting and monitoring, economic thresholds, and management options tailored to North Carolina production systems. The publication also highlights insecticide considerations, selective options that fit better within IPM programs, and complementary strategies such as biological control and trap cropping.