Orius insidiosus

Orius insidiosus
Orius insidiosus feeding on white fly nymphs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Genus: Orius
Species:
O. insidiosus
Binomial name
Orius insidiosus
(Say, 1832)[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]

  1. ^ "Orius insidiosus (Insidious Flower Bug)". Zipcodezoo.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. ^ "insidious flower bug, Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)". Insectimages.org. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  3. ^ "Minute Pirate Bugs | Iowa Insect Information Notes". Ipm.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  4. ^ "Orius". Virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  5. ^ On intra-guild predation and cannibalism in Orius insidiosus and Orius laevigatus (Rhynchota Anthocoridae): laboratory experiments