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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 ...
Print/export Download as PDF ... Dufouriellini is a tribe of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. [1] ... "British Bugs, an online identification guide to ...
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.
These bugs have soft elongated flat bodies, with reflective forewings and black pronotum. The legs are mostly orange-brown, with small dark patches close to the tips of the femora. The antennae are mainly orange, with dark tips. In particular, antennal segments I and IV are usually dark, while II and III are pale with dark apices.
Anthocorini is a tribe of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are more than 30 described species in Anthocorini. There are more than 30 described species in Anthocorini. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]