IFAS Extension
Insidious Flower Bug, Minute Pirate Bug Orius insidiosus Say (Insecta: Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)
Danielle Williams, Joseph Funderburk, andXavier Martini
Release Date: 9/8/2025
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
About this Publication
This document is EENY-665, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2016. Revised January 2022 and February 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Sprague, D., & Funderburk, J. (2016). Insidious Flower Bug, Minute Pirate Bug Orius insidiosus Say (Insecta: Hemiptera: Anthocoridae). EDIS, 2016(8), 3. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1148-2016
Authors
Danielle Williams
County agent
University of Florida
Extension agent II, commercial horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County
Joseph Funderburk
Specialist
University of Florida
emeritus professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center
Xavier Martini
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, insect behavior, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL
Publication #EENY-665
