About Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur, 1839)
Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur, 1839) is a species of plant bug belonging to the family Miridae. Its distribution ranges across most of Europe, excluding the far northern regions, extending south to northern Africa, and east through Asia Minor to Central Asia. This species is omnivorous, with a diet that includes prey such as eggs and larvae of Tuta absoluta, eggs of Ephestia kuehniella, and nymphs of Macrosiphum euphorbiae, along with plant resources, including Vicia faba. When it feeds on plants, M. pygmaeus consumes extrafloral nectar. Due to its varied diet that includes common pest species, M. pygmaeus has drawn interest for use as a biological control agent against these pests.
