Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6/16/07. BL 4.5mm. © Peter J. Bryant.

Mirid Bug

Dicyphus hesperus

Hemiptera: Miridae


Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6/16/07. © Peter J. Bryant.
Dicyphus hesperus is widely distributed over North America. It is a predator on pest insects including many species of whitefly, aphids, lepidopterans and mites. It is therefore used all over the world for control of pests on greenhouse and field vegetable crops. It has been especially successful for control of whitefly on greenhouse tomato crops.


Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7/9/09. © Peter J. Bryant.

Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7/9/09. © Peter J. Bryant.

Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7/9/09. © Peter J. Bryant.