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Bites of Orius sp. after one day. The genus Orius (commonly called minute pirate bug) consists of omnivorous bugs in the family Anthocoridae (pirate bugs). Adults are 2–5 mm long and feed mostly on smaller insects, larva and eggs, such as spider mites, thrips, jumping plant lice, [1] and white fly, but will also feed on pollen and vascular sap.
Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species. Worldwide there are 500-600 species. [ 1 ]
Orius insidiosus, common name the insidious flower bug, [2] is a species of minute pirate bug, a predatory insect in the order Hemiptera (the true bugs). They are considered beneficial, as they feed on small pest arthropods and their eggs. [3] [4] They are mass-reared for use in the biological control of thrips. [5]
Orius minutus is a Palearctic species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. [1] O. minutus is naturally distributed throughout Europe, western Russia, North Africa, China, Japan, and Siberia [1] [2] The predatory bug was accidentally introduction into North America through plant material commerce and regular dispersal; the introduction of O. minutus is generally considered ...
Orius tristicolor, known generally as the minute flower bug or minute pirate bug, is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America. [1] [2] [3]
Elatophilus inimicus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America. It is found in North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Anthocoris antevolens is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America. It is found in North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Macrotrachelia nigronitens is a species of minute pirate bug or flower bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is native to Central and South America, ...