Nabis pseudoferus

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Nabis pseudoferus
Nabispseudoferusibericus.png
ssp. ibericus in Portugal
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Nabidae
Genus:
Nabis
Species:
N. pseudoferus
Binomial name
Nabis pseudoferus

Nabis pseudoferus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae.[1]

This insect shows promise as an agent of biological pest control against the South American tomato pinkworm (Tuta absoluta).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nabis pseudoferus". .
  2. ^ Cabello, T., et al. (2009). The damsel bug Nabis pseudoferus (Hem.: Nabidae) as a new biological control agent of the South American Tomato Pinkworm, Tuta absoluta (Lep.: Gelechiidae), in tomato crops of Spain.


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