damsel bug


Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

damsel bug

n
(Animals) any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Still another predator that stalks ground covers and other low plants is the damsel bug. Don't let the innocent-sounding name or their demure appearance mislead you.
Sleeping with the enemy: managing beneficial bugs in your garden
First report of the Neotropical damsel bug Alloeorhynchus trimacula (Stein) in the United States, with new records for two other nabid species in Florida (Heteroptera: Nabidae: Prostemmatinae).
Empicoris subparallelus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), a predatory bug new to the fauna of Florida
The most abundant beneficial arthropods were spiders (Araneae) (46.4%); damsel bugs (Hemiptera: Nabidae) (35.0%); big-eyed bugs, Geocoris spp.
Pest and beneficial arthropods in a 'Tifton 85' bermudagrass field in north central Florida
Of 8,045 beneficial insects collected in the four hedgerows over 2 years, 31% were minute pirate bugs, 17% syrphid flies, 13% assassin bugs, 13% tachinid flies, 10% big-eyed bugs, 6% lacewings, 6% wasps, 3% lady beetles and 0.4% damsel bugs. The greatest abundance of beneficial insects was collected on California buckwheat, followed, in decreasing amounts, by coyote brush, elderberry, coffeeberry, toyon and California lilac.
Hedgerows enhance beneficial insects on farms in California's Central Valley
Aphids are especially problematic in areas where their natural predators (ladybeetles, lacewings, damsel bugs and parasitic wasps) have been knocked back by insecticides.
Balancing the bugs: learn about the good, the bad and the downright creepy to keep your garden safe and thriving
It includes bed bugs, assassin bugs, damsel bugs, and lace bugs.
Bug hunter: follow a lifelong bug enthusiast as he journeys into the world of wacky insects