Found these tiny white barrel-shaped things neatly lined up on the underside of a leaf. They look like a microscopic drum set. Should I be worried?

juices. On tomatoes and peppers, that can lead to cloudy spots, pale blotches, sunken pinpricks, or misshapen fruit. On beans, pods may become pitted or deformed. On peaches and apples, feeding can cause dimples or corky patches.

Leaves may show stippling, yellow specks, or minor distortion, but fruit is often where the damage gets most noticeable. In late summer here in the Midwest, I’ve found that a small stink bug problem can sneak by on leaves and then suddenly become obvious when nearly ripe tomatoes start showing pale, spongy spots

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