Macrolophus pygmaeus
pygmaeus prefers to feed on whiteflies, it also eats aphids , spider mites , moth eggs and small caterpillars , as well as the larvae of leaf miners . When the [...] population. When females are only able to feed on plant sap, they lay far fewer eggs and the nymphs (if similarly deprived of living prey) will die. Consumption [...] Macrolophus pygmaeus The life cycle of Macrolophus pygmaeus consists of an egg stage, five nymphal instars and the adult insect. Adult females are 3.0-3