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Orius minutus

Minute pirate bug

Category
invertebrate
Primary role
biocontrol
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Anthocoridae
Genus
Orius

Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Hemiptera | Anthocoridae | Orius

External: GBIF #2020897

1 AI-consensus-verified claim across 1 interaction category.

Related entities

Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Orius minutus.

biocontrol 1 claim
  • This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Tetranychus urticae (Carmine spider mite) · effect: beneficial
    “feeds on eggs, larvae, nymphs, and adults of T. urticae, and it can be used as a biocontrol agent”
    preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Bhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H. (2022) · Insect Predators in Pest Management · p. 270 #6494992

Genus-level evidence

3 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Orius sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Orius minutus.

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