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Type Words
Synonyms capsid, mirid bug
Type of plant bug, leaf bug
Has types four-lined plant bug, poecilocapsus lineatus, four-lined leaf bug, lygus bug

Examples of mirid

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They also kept records of mirid bug populations at the farms between 1997 and 2008.
From the guardian.co.uk
The mirid bug's coating was 30 times thicker than the blowfly they compared it with.
From the sciencedaily.com
Yet the mirid bugs successfully evade their host's sticky clutches.
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Back in their Stuttgart lab, Voigt and Gorb decided to test how non-stick mirid bugs really are.
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Mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide-scale adoption of Bt cotton in China.
From the nature.com
But how was this extra thick coating protecting the mirid bugs?
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The mirid bug's greasy coating seems to disrupt the glue in some way, preventing it from adhering to the insect's surface.
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I do not know for sure, but I suspect they may be increasing their own pesticide use to combat the increase in the mirid bugs.
From the guardian.co.uk
Pameridea roridulae, a mirid bug.
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More examples
  • Mirid bug: a variety of leaf bug
  • The large and diverse insect family Miridae contains the plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs, and may also be known as capsid bugs. It is the largest family of true bugs belonging to the suborder Heteroptera, with over 10,000 known species and new ones constantly being described. ...