▪ Abstract Many terrestrial communities include omnivorous arthropods that feed on both
prey and plant resources. In this review we first discuss some unique morphological …

The use of plant-feeding predators for biological pest control has traditionally been
neglected, mainly due to the risk of them feeding on crop plants and causing economically …

Tomato is the most important vegetable crop in Spain. The mirid bug Nesidiocoris tenuis
(Reuter) commonly appears in large numbers in protected and open-air tomato crops where …

Dicyphus hesperus Knight (Heteroptera: Miridae) nymphs were fed from egg hatch to the
adult stage on Ephestia kuehniella eggs provided either alone or in combination with tomato …

Predatoryy arthropods probably play a prominent role in determining the numbers of plant-
feedingg thrips on plants under natural conditions. Several reviews have been publishedd …

Nymphal development and survival of Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur (Hemiptera:
Miridae) on various host plants, in the presence and absence of various insect prey, and on …

Predation rate and nymphal development time were determined for four predatory bugs
(Dicyphus tamaninii Wagner and Macrolophus caliginosus Wagner [Het.: Miridae], Orius …

Ecological interactions between crops and wild animals frequently result in increases or
declines in crop yield. Yet, positive and negative interactions have mostly been treated …

Predatory insects of Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) were surveyed from the summer of
1991 through the autumn of 1992 in nonsprayed vegetable and ornamental crops on the …

Many polyphagous or generalist predators, which can feed on a diversity of arthropod
families, are found among the arthropods. Many authors use the term when referring to …