Dicyphus hesperus is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is a generalist predator of other insects and also feeds on plant tissues. It is native to North America and has been used there in biological control of agricultural pests, especially whitefly on tomatoes.
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Dicyphushesperus is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is a generalist predator of other insects and also feeds on plant tissues. It is...
biocontrol agent against mites and scale insects.[citation needed] Dicyphushesperus sucks sap from various plants and preys on whitefly and red spider...
biological control in other cultures, like Campylomma verbasci and Dicyphushesperus (Miridae), a predator of whiteflies. A number of pest Lepidoptera...
the genus Dicyphus: Dicyphus agilis (Uhler, 1877) i Dicyphus albonasutus Wagner, 1951 c g Dicyphus alkannae Seidenstucker, 1956 c g Dicyphus alluaudi Vidal...
there, and the mirid Dicyphushesperus was found suitable to fulfil the role. In the Mediterranean area, another mirid bug, Dicyphus tamaninii, occurs naturally...
robertsii (syn. M. anisopliae) and Beauveria bassiana, and the mirid Dicyphushesperus. A draft genome assembly is available. Clarke, G. M., Gross, S., Matthews...
alternating between a plant-based and an animal-based diet. For example, Dicyphushesperus is used to control whitefly on tomatoes but also sucks sap, and if...
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