Orius

Orius
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Orius
Orius insidiosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Genus: Orius
Wolff, 1811

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 spider mites, thrips, and their eggs, but will also feed on pollen and vascular sap [1].

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.

Bites of Orius sp. after one day

Species

  • Orius candiope Herring, 1966
  • Orius diespeter Herring, 1966
  • Orius harpocrates Herring, 1966
  • Orius insidiosus (Say, 1832) (insidious flower bug)
  • Orius minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Orius nigra (Wolff, 1811)
  • Orius pumilio (Champion, 1900)
  • Orius thyestes Herring, 1966
  • Orius tristicolor (White, 1879)

References

  1. ^ Kiman and Yeargan, 1985 Z.B. Kiman and K.V. Yeargan, Development and reproduction of the predator Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) reared on diets of selected plant material and arthropod prey, Annals of the Entomological Society of America 78 (1985), pp. 464–467

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