Meaning of mirid | Babel Free

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Any insect of the family Miridae, a plant bug.

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“Mirids continued to be underappreciated as predators even after several species had been used successfully in classical biological control⟳ in the 1920s and 1930s.”

“Interestingly, the reproductive consequences of hornworm and mirid attack are very different for the plant⟳. While the plant⟳ metabolically responds very similarly to hornworm and mirid attack and gains resistance to hornworms, attack by mirids (in contrast to attack by hornworms) does not reduce⟳ the reproductive success of the plant⟳, although the damage⟳ from these piercing-sucking insects can be substantial.”

“Green mirids may be present⟳ at any crop stage⟳ from seedlings to podding. Mirid populations are typically low during the vegetative phase, but can increase⟳ rapidly after budding as a result⟳ of in-crop breeding.”

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