Zelus longipes
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zelus-longipes-284-5128208
title:
Zelus longipes
text:
Zelus longipes is an assassin bug (Reduviidae) that is a member of the Harpactorinae subfamily. Its distribution ranges include southern North America, Central America, and South America, especially in agroecosystems in Brazil. Zelus longipes has been considered as a potential biocontrol agent, as it prefers caterpillars of Spodoptera frugiperda, which is a moth that is a pest in cornfields. The species is a generalist predator, commonly used to combat picture-winged flies, which cause damage to
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of true bug
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelus_longipes
date created:
date modified:
2021-11-20T17:29:10Z
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