The genus Lygus includes over 40 species of plant-feeding insects in the family Miridae. The term lygus bug is used for any member of genus Lygus.
Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species.
Trombiculidae ; commonly referred to in North America as chiggers and in Britain as harvest mites, but also known as berry bugs, bush-mites, red bugs or scrub-itch mites, are a family of mites. Chiggers are often confused with jiggers – a type of flea. Several species of Trombiculidae in their larva stage bite their animal or human host and by embedding their mouthparts into the skin cause "intense irritation" or "a wheal, usually with severe itching and dermatitis".
Lygocoris pabulinus also known as the common green capsid, is a Holarctic species of bug from the family Miridae which can be found throughout Europe. It is an adventive species in North America.Lygocoris pabulinus feeds on a variety of plants.
Heterotoma planicornis is a species of bug from Miridae family.
Closterotomus biclavatus is a plant bug belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1835.
Malacocoris chlorizans is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Orthotylinae.
Phytocoris tiliae is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae.
Phytocoris longipennis is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae and subfamily Mirinae.
Macrolophus caliginosus is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is omnivorous and both preys on insects and feeds on plant tissues. It is used in Europe in the biological control of whitefly in tomatoes grown under glass.
Bryocoris pteridis is a true bug in the family Miridae. The species is found in Europe from Ireland in the West and including the northern edge of the Mediterranean and the East across the Palearctic to Siberia.In Central Europe, it is widespread and occurs both in the central uplands and the Alps up to 1500 metres above sea level.
Orthonotus rufifrons is a species of plant bugs belonging to the family Miridae.
Cyrtorhinus caricis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe except the far South and across the Palearctic to Siberia, China, Korea Japan and North America.
Tetraneura ulmi, the elm sack gall aphid and also known as a fig gall, is a species of aphid in the family Aphididae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus and named in his Systema Naturae, published in 1758. The mite is found in Asia, Europe and North America, causing abnormal plant growths, known as galls on their primary host, elm trees (Ulmus species). They feed on a secondary host, the roots of various grasses.
Deraeocoris brevis is a species of predatory plant bug in the family Miridae. It is native to North America where it feeds on plant pests in apple and pear orchards.
Compsidolon salicellum is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe across the Palearctic to Siberia and Korea. It is also found in North America as an Adventive species.
Megalocoleus molliculus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe and east through the Palearctic to Siberia. It also occurs in North America.
Atractotomus magnicornis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe and North America.
Plagiognathus chrysanthemi, the trefoil plant bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found across the entire Palearctic and in North America as an adventive.
Orthocephalus saltator is a Palearctic species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe as far as the Caspian Sea and Siberia and to the south North Africa. O. saltator feeds on Asteraceae especially Hieracium pilosella and Poaceae
