Pests
Greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum), Tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci), eggs and caterpillars of tomato leaf miner moth (Tuta absoluta) and other moths. Also feeds on two spotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae), aphids and leaf miner larvae (Liriomyza spp.).
Crops
Especially tomato (can cause damage to other plants).
Mode of action
Adult predatory bugs and nymphs actively search for their prey and suck them out. The skin is left behind in its original form.
Visual effect
Macrolophus pygmaeus sucks out the body contents of its prey leaving only the empty skin.