Orius majusculus
- Category
- other
- Primary role
- unclassified
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Anthocoridae
- Genus
- Orius
External: GBIF #4487170
1 AI-consensus-verified claim across 1 interaction category.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Orius majusculus.
biocontrol 1 claim
- This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Frankliniella occidentalis (Californische trips) · effect: beneficial
“Anthrocorid bugs (Orius majusculus) which are used for the control of western flower thrips”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
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 majusculus.
- biocontrol · Orius spp. → Thysanoptera (order) · effect: beneficial
“it is occasionally possible to collect large numbers of Orius spp. adults”
Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F. (1997) · Ecological Interactions and Biological Control · p. 143 #6493065 - biocontrol · Orius spp. → Thysanoptera · effect: beneficial
“The minute pirate bug, Orius sp., preys on all stages of thrips”
Hara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Sucking Insects · p. 15 #6495668 - biocontrol · Orius spp. → Frankliniella occidentalis · effect: beneficial
“Orius spp.--minute pirate bug”