Lygus hesperus
western plant bug
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Miridae
- Genus
- Lygus
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Hemiptera | Miridae | Lygus
External: GBIF #5152824
10 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Lygus hesperus.
biocontrol 4 claims
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Nabidae (family) · effect: beneficial
“Adult devouring a Lygus Bug”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 4 #6495930 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Beauveria bassiana (muskardinmögel) · effect: beneficial
“Fungus: Beauveris bassiana (Mycotrol)”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 7 #6495937 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Anaphes iole · effect: beneficial
“parasitic wasps Anaphes ioles & Peristenus sp.”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 7 #6495938 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Peristenus spp. · effect: beneficial
“Anaphes ioles & Peristenus sp.”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 7 #6495939
herbivory 3 claims
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Medicago sativa (Alfalfa) · effect: harmful
“Lygus hesperus, is an important pest of alfalfa and cotton in the western United States”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“Lygus hesperus, is an important pest of alfalfa and cotton in the western United States”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“blossom abortion caused by bug feeding is significantly reduced in the cotton”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
pest pressure 3 claims
- This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Fragaria × ananassa (Aardbei) · effect: harmful
“Lygus bug on strawberries”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“Bemisia tabaci, Lygus hesperus ... cotton ... Generalist predators”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedNaranjo S.E., Ellsworth P.C., Frisvold G.B. (2015) · Economic Value of Biological Control in Integrated Pest Management of Managed Plant Systems #6495890 - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Fragaria x ananassa (Aardbei) · effect: harmful
“Damage in strawberries”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 7 #6495921
Genus-level evidence
2 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Lygus sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Lygus hesperus.
- herbivory · Lygus spp. → Gossypium hirsutum · effect: harmful
“plant bugs, Lygus species, whereas the boll weevil”
- herbivory · Lygus spp. → Gossypium hirsutum · effect: harmful
“Lygus bugs away from cotton fields”
Kuepper G., Dodson M., Duncan J. (2016) · Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources · p. 3 #6495599
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
pollination 9
- GloBI interactsWith Foeniculum vulgare Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Helianthus annuus Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Medicago sativa Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Melilotus officinalis Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum chaucha Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Daucus carota Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Sambucus canadensis Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Conium maculatum Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Trifolium campestre Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
crop interaction 9
- GloBI interactsWith Foeniculum vulgare Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Helianthus annuus Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Medicago sativa Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Melilotus officinalis Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum chaucha Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Daucus carota Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Sambucus canadensis Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Conium maculatum Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Trifolium campestre Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115