Mirid (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) specialists of sticky plants: adaptations, interactions, and ecological implications

AG Wheeler Jr, BA Krimmel - Annual Review of Entomology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
… for any insect family, we review mirid interactions with sticky hosts, including their adaptations
(… the ecological and agricultural implications of mirid–sticky plant systems. We propose that …

… chromosome-scale reference genome of mirid bugs (Adelphocorissuturalis) genome provides insights into omnivory, insecticide resistance, and survival adaptation

Z Xu, G Wang, J Luo, M Zhu, L Hu, S Liang, B Li… - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
… suturalis genome not only provides novel insights into the underlying mechanisms of its
global invasiveness but also presents new opportunities in plant protection against mirid bug

[图书][B] Biology of the plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae): pests, predators, opportunists

AG Wheeler - 2001 - books.google.com
… family of the true bugs is increasing. In fact, recent worldwide activity in mirid biology and …
the Miridae as plant bugs associated with native and naturalized plants adapt to introduced …

Seasonal development of plant bugs (Heteroptera, Miridae): subfamily Bryocorinae

AK Saulich, DL Musolin - Entomological Review, 2019 - Springer
… However, the beneficial effect of the presence of these mirid bugs in agroecosystems con…
seasonal adaptations of bryocorine plant bugs are quite diverse. Three of these species, …

[HTML][HTML] Development and thermal activity thresholds of European mirid predatory bugs

BL Ingegno, GJ Messelink, A Leman, D Sacco… - Biological Control, 2021 - Elsevier
… Larger sized and smaller sized species in this study seemed to be better adapted to lower
… We think that our study can provide useful basic information to predict which mirid predatory …

Plant bugs (Miridae) as plant pests

AG Wheeler Jr - Heteroptera of economic importance, 2000 - books.google.com
… The approximately 10000 species of mirids, or plant bugs, represent almost a third of all
described heteropterans. Members of this diverse family, which has persisted at least since the …

[PDF][PDF] Diversity of seasonal adaptations in terrestrial true bugs (Heteroptera) from the temperate zone

DL Musolin, AH Saulich - Entomological Science, 1999 - academia.edu
… Another very unusual case is the mirid Adelphocoris … In this paper, we focused on seasonal
adaptations of terrestrial bugs … The bugs are not able to survive northern winters, but can …

Temperature-Driven Selection of Predatory Mirid Bugs for Improving Aphid Control in Sweet Pepper Crops

M Pérez-Hedo, V Pedroche, A Urbaneja - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
… Additionally, four non-infested sweet pepper plants without flowers (25 cm high) were
introduced in each cage during the prey starvation period to allow the mirids to adapt to sweet …

Use of zoophytophagous mirid bugs in horticultural crops: current challenges and future perspectives

M Pérez‐Hedo, C Riahi… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
mirid species. In this review, the current strategies for using zoophytophagous mirid bugs in
… Finally, breeding predatory mirid bugs adapted to greater thermal ranges would also extend …

Life history, seasonal adaptations and monitoring of common green capsid Lygocoris pabulinus (L.) (Hem., Miridae)

LHM Blommers, F Vaal… - Journal of Applied …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
… of available shot tips from the feeding activities of the bugs. Long premating periods and
a quick mating act are not unusual in mirids. For example, adult Lygus hesperus Knight …