Orius
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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.[2]
These predators are common in gardens and landscapes. They have a fairly painful bite, but are not venomous.
Some species are raised commercially and sold to growers as a form of biological control.
In laboratory conditions, the larval development of Orius niger takes 14 days at a temperature of 25°; females have a longevity of 60 days and can lay up to 150 eggs.[3]
Species
- Orius candiope Herring, 1966Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Orius diespeter Herring, 1966Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Orius harpocrates Herring, 1966Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Orius insidiosus (Say, 1832)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (insidious flower bug)
- Orius minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Orius niger (Wolff, 1811)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Orius pumilio (Champion, 1900)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Orius tantillus (Motschulsky)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Orius thyestes Herring, 1966Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Orius tristicolor (White, 1879)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
References
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- ↑ Jean-Lou Justine (1978) [Contribution to the study of the influence of alimentation on the development and reproduction of Orius niger Wolff, 1811 (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)] Contribution à l'étude de l'influence de l'alimentation sur le développement et la reproduction d'Orius niger Wolff, 1811 (Heteroptera : Anthocoridae). Masters Thesis, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, 92 pages [in French with English abstract] Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".
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