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Anthocoridae
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Anthocoridae [‚an·thə′kȯr·ə‚dē]
(invertebrate zoology)
The flower bugs, a family of hemipteran insects in the superfamily Cimicimorpha.


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Some of the most common pests such as aphids, whiteflies and moths are fairly controllable by introducing beneficial insects such as lacewings, ladybugs and pirate bugs.
The park actually has several insects that eat the psyllids, including the minute pirate bug, the green lacewing and the syrphid fly.
Two other predators, the minute pirate bug (Orius tristicolor) and the western flower
 
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