NATURAL ENEMIES
Picture of Bigeyed Bug

Picture of Bigeyed Bug

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Bigeyed bugs

Description:
Several species are found in Texas. Species range is size from 1/8 to 1/4 inch long and have broad heads with large, curved, backward-projecting eyes. Immature nymphs resemble adults but do not have fully developed wings.

Benefit:
Nymphs and adults are general predators, feeding on small larvae and eggs of insect pests such as fleahoppers, lygus bugs, mites, thrips, and whiteflies.

Life cycle:
Adults overwinter and oviposit eggs on plants. Hatching nymphs develop through 5 instars before becoming winged adults.