Description

Greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum), Tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci), eggs and caterpillars of tomato leaf miner moth (Tuta absoluta), and other moths. It also feeds on two-spotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae), aphids, and leaf miner larvae (Liriomyza spp.).

Crops: Mainly tomatoes (which can cause damage to other plants).

Mode of action: Adult predatory bugs and nymphs actively search for their prey and suck them out. The skin is left behind in its original form.

Visual effect: Macrolophus pygmaeus sucks out the body contents of its prey leaving only the empty skin.