The predatory bug Orius insidiosus (Say) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) is an important biological control agent of several insect pests,including thrips, aphids, mites, whiteflies, and the eggs and small larvae of Lepidoptera (Silveira et al., 2004; Ragsdale et al.O. insidiosus is a voracious generalist predator in all its active life stages, which means it can be released at different stages of its development.O. insidiosus also has the ability to feed on pollen and can adapt to different habitats and ecosystems, which allows it to remain within a given agricultural area and enables small populations
of the insect to be used.