{"id":14319,"date":"2019-09-24T16:47:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T14:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/predator-bug\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T19:33:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:33:17","slug":"predator-bug","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/predator-bug\/","title":{"rendered":"Predator bug"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text el_class=&rdquo;topentry&rdquo;]Predator bug, <em>(Orius laevigatus)<\/em> &ndash; this predatory bug is a small, flattened insect measuring + 2.5 mm.<!--more-->[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1538658322113{padding-left: 18px !important;}&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biological Pesticide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text el_class=&rdquo;introtxt&rdquo; el_id=&rdquo;introtxt&rdquo;]<strong>Predator bug<\/strong>, <em>(Orius laevigatus)<\/em> &ndash; this predatory bug is a small, flattened insect measuring <u>+<\/u> 2.5 mm. Adult predatory bugs target all stages of thrip<wbr><\/wbr>s. The <a title=\"Glossary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/files\/glossary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nymphs<\/a> focus more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/thrips\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]Thrips are small, narrow insects that live on sap from plants and animals. There are many types of thrips. They hide in plants and like heat. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"entrytxt\" el_class=\"entrytxt\" css=\".vc_custom_1540212502504{padding-left: 20px !important;}\"]Also known as: Thunder flies[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=\"35\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_single_image image=\"2539\" img_size=\"medium\" add_caption=\"yes\" style=\"vc_box_rounded\" onclick=\"img_link_large\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" css=\".vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"entrytxt\"]Thrips&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">thrips<\/a> larvae. The Orius predator bug is the only natural pest that can control adult <a class=\"encyclopedia\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/trips\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thrips<\/a>.<br>\nAnother predator bug is <em>Macro<wbr><\/wbr>lophus caliginosus<\/em>; this slender pale-green insect is <u>+<\/u> 3 millimetres in length and feeds on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/whitefly\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"[vc_row][vc_column width=&quot;2\/3&quot;][vc_column_text el_id=&quot;topentry&quot; el_class=&quot;topentry&quot;]'Whitefly' is the family name of whiteflies (Aleyrodinae), of which the greenhouse whitefly is one of the best known. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&quot;1\/3&quot;][vc_column_text el_id=&quot;entrytxt&quot; el_class=&quot;entrytxt&quot; css=&quot;.vc_custom_1543151884254{padding-left: 20px !important;}&quot;]Also known as: Snow flies[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&quot;35&quot; css=&quot;.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}&quot;][vc_column width=&quot;1\/2&quot;][vc_single_image image=&quot;3051&quot; img_size=&quot;medium&quot; add_caption=&quot;yes&quot; style=&quot;vc_box_rounded&quot; onclick=&quot;img_link_large&quot;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&quot;1\/2&quot; css=&quot;.vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}&quot;][vc_column_text el_class=&quot;entrytxt&quot;]Whitefly is the family name of whiteflies (Aleyrodinae),&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">whitefly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/aphids\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Aphids are small, plant-eating insects; see: overview aphids, aphid, black bean aphid, black cherry aphid, catalpa aphid, cabbage aphid, currant blister aphid, green peach aphid, green apple aphid, holly aphid, Hydrangea scale, Scale insect, mealybug, lettuce-root aphid, woolly beech aphid, cypress aphid.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\" class=\"encyclopedia\">aphids<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/mites\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\"\"]Mites are small, often hard to see, arachnids that can have different colors, including red, green and brown. They are found on the undersides of leaves and like warm, dry environments. In fall and winter, they can turn orange-red. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\"\"]Mites are common pests of plants. They are usually less than a millimeter&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">mites<\/a> and the eggs of moths. This bug is used in Europe in the biological control of whitefly in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/tomato\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]There are tomatoes for indoor and outdoor cultivation. 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The one for tablets, laptop&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">tomato<\/a> crops in greenhouses.<br>\nBoth predator bugs are commercially available.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_single_image image=&rdquo;4531&Prime; img_size=&rdquo;medium&rdquo; add_caption=&rdquo;yes&rdquo; style=&rdquo;vc_box_rounded&rdquo; onclick=&rdquo;img_link_large&rdquo; img_link_target=&rdquo;_blank&rdquo;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"encyclopedia-category":[657],"encyclopedia-tag":[],"class_list":["post-14319","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-category-control-prevention"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/14319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14319"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-category?post=14319"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=14319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}